Idaho Wilderness, Sustainable Forests and Communities Act of 1993

IDAHO WILDERNESS, SUSTAINABLE FORESTS AND COMMUNITIES ACT OF 1993
MR LAROCCO: Mr. Speaker, last year, I pledged to resolve the
roadless areas issue in Idaho through legislation. I said then
that we Idahoans must finally resolve this issue or others would
do it for us. I promised to introduce a bill by March 31, 1993.
Today, I keep that pledge by introducing the "Idaho
Wilderness, Sustainable Forests and Communities Act of 1993. 11 I
emphasize, this is another step in the process of legislation
which will no doubt be changed before final passage by Congress.
Early in December 1992 I began a series of town meetings to
hear directly from Idahoans on how to resolve the roadless area
issue in Idaho. The Idaho roadless area dispute has caused
stalemate, gridlock, uncertainty and instability. It has been
particularly harmful to small communities most directly affected
by land management agencies on neighboring national forests.
This legislation is a sound, defensible proposal which will
foster further discussion on the statewide resolution of this
contentious issue. It is balanced and it is serious. It .
represents the hard work of many thoughtful Idahoans who want to
put polarization and gridlock behind us. The legislative process
can now begin in earnest in the U.S. House of Representatives.
THE PROCESS
I began with eight town meetings throughout the First
District which were attended by more than 2,000 Idaho citizens. I
devoted some 27 hours to listening to 326 speakers express· their
viewpoints on Idaho Wilderness.
During the four-month period from December through March, I
assigned two professional staff members, experienced in natural
resources issues, to follow up on the town meetings by
interviewing groups and individuals who expressed deep concerns
about the outcome of an Idaho Wilderness bill.
More than 120 contacts were made including representatives
from: academia, the timber industry, loggers, labor unions,
scientists, biologists, tree planters, elected officials,
outfitters and guides, jet boaters, federal and state agency
personnel, ORV users, hunters, fishermen, miners, livestock·
interests, farmers, educators, environmentalists, snowmobilers
and Native Americans.
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These contacts included organized groups such as the
Intermountain Forest Industries Association, Associated Logging
Contractors, Northwest Timber Workers Association, Idaho
Conservation·League, Sierra Club, Inland Empire Public Lands
Coalition, Idaho Forest Watch, The Wilderness Society, Idaho
Environmental Council, Audubon Society, Idaho Farm Bureau·,
Paperworkers Union, Carpenters Union, Woodworkers Union, Idaho
Cattle Association, Idaho Woolgrowers, Idaho Snowmobile
Association, Idaho Aviation Association, North Idaho Trail
Riders organization, Boundary County Backpackers, Environmental
Balance Committee and the Society of American Foresters.
The process was intended to be inclusionary, not
exclusionary, and I believe it has been so.
In addition to personal contacts, I received many
written statements, maps, letters and comments from individuals
and groups throughout Idaho.
I also met with Governor Andrus and the Idaho Congressional
delegation to forge an agreement to move forward with an Idaho
Wilderness bill. My legislation, then, begins the legislative
process in the Congress.
I can summarize the results of this public participation
process as follows:
1. The timing is right.
2. There is a need for certainty for timber
harvesting.
3. There is a need to focus on specific areas.
4. There is a need to protect current jobs and to
create new jobs.
5. Wilderness values are changing. Beyond recreation,
many Idahoans expressed concerns about wildlife
habitat, water quality and healthy ecosystems.
I deeply appreciate the participation of many concerned
Idahoans. Without their help I would never have been able to
draft an Idaho Wilderness Bill responsive to the needs of Idaho.
I want to especially express my appreciation to Governor
Andrus for his support. I also want to make it clear that
protecting Idaho's natural resources while providing certainty,
stability and sustainability remains my highest priority.
I continued this process by applying the latest and best
science available and by working with the best tecnnical experts.
I made use of GAP Analysis, a computerized system that compares
layers of resource information. I reviewed the Forest Plans of
all five national forests in the First District, and I studied
the roadless parcels area by area.
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I reviewed other proposals as well as the McClure-Andrus
wilderness effort of 1988. Past efforts to resolve this issue
were building blocks in the process.
I continue, even today, to shuttle my staff among the
various interested individuals to gather information, test ideas
and seek new ones. I established a self-imposed timetable to
accomplish this task that brought me to where I am today.
THB NATIONAL ~ORBSTS
The following are site-specific highlights of the major
features of my legislation for each national forest in the First
Congressional District. All acres are approximate:
Idaho Panhandle National Forests:
From 48 inventoried roadless areas totaling 853,000 acres
I examined and made determinations on seven of them. Of the
seven, I proposed three new areas totalling 79,360 acres for
Wilderness designation.
They are:
Salmo Priest Additions
Long Canyon
Scotchmen Peaks
Total
19,200 acres
39,040 acres
21.120 acres
79,360 acres
The Salmo Priest includes all the area proposed in the Idaho
Panhandle Forest Plan as well as the area proposed for Wild and
Scenic River study.
Long canyon includes the Long Canyon and Parker Creek
drainages as well as portions of the Selkirk Crest area that was
recommended for wilderness designation in the Forest Plan. The
remaining Selkirk Crest area, comprising 21,120 acres, is
proposed for Special Management Area designation.
The Scotchmen Peaks area includes only the areas
recommended for wilderness in the Forest Plan.
The remaining 773,640 acres were released to their assigned
Forest Plan prescription or to Special Management Area status.
My objective was to designate the areas of highest quality
Wilderness and yet free up areas important for timber harvest and
other uses.
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Proposed Special Management Areas:
Selkirk Crest
Continental Mountain
saddle Mountain
Farnham/Russell
Burton Peak
Katka Peak
Bald Eagle
Timber/Buck
Marble Creek Historic Area
Total
21,120 acres
5,760 acres
6,400 acres
24,320.acres
8,960 acres
10,880 acres
3,840 acres
7,680 acres xxxxxx S!!;;J::~!i!
88,960 acres
The Selkirk Crest SMA is the remainder of the area that was
recommended for wilderness in the forest plan. I have proposed
the area to be managed for dispersed recreation according to the
1971 agreement between the. Forest service and the State of Idaho.
The r~maining 67,840 acres of Special Management Areas are to be
managed for commercial timber production, general public use and
wildlife •
The Marble Creek Historic Area includes Marble creek, parts
of the st. Maries River and the roadless area known as
Grandmother Mountain. The area will be managed to depict logging
history. Logging will be permitted to continue on sites below
5000 ft. elevation. The higher elevation area around Grandmother
Mountain is a pristine, unroaded area with some wilderness
attributes. It will be managed for primitive recreation and
prohibit all motorized use. A map and acreage determination have
yet to be completed.
Idaho Panhandle NF summary:
Wilderness
Special Management Areas
Released to Forest Plan
Total
Clearwater National Forest:
79,360 acres
88,960 acres
684.680 acres
853,000 acres
From sixteen inventoried roadless areas totaling some
950,300 acres I examined and made determinations on twelve of
them. Of these twelve,. I proposed four new areas totalling
422,400 acres for Wilderness.
They are:
Mallard-Larkins
The Great Burn
Lewis and Clark (Fish/Hungry)
Selway Bitterroot Additions
Total
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158,080 acres
179,200 acres
53,760 acres
31.360 acres
422,400 acres
The Mallard-Larkins includes Foehl Creek, an area composed
of thin soils and low timber values and some minor additions to
those recommended in the Clearwater and Idaho Panhandle National
Forests Plans.
The Great Burn includes the area recommended in the
Clearwater Forest Plan in addition to the Cayuse drainage and the
.Junction Mountain area. This area is contiguous to a wilderness
proposal in Montana which meshes with my proposal.
The Lewis and Clark proposed wilderness is an important·
cultural resource because it contains a portion of the Lewis and
Clark Trail that is just as it was when Lewis and Clark made
their journey through the area.
The remaining 528,000 acres are released to their assigned
Forest Plan prescription or to Special Management Area status.
My objective was to designate the areas of highest quality
Wilderness and yet free up areas important for timber harvest and
other uses.
Proposed Special Management Areas (wildlife corridors):
East Weitas
Vanderbilt Hill
Total
81,280 acres
41.600 acres
122,880 acres
I have drafted prescriptive language for these areas to
protect water quality, wildlife migration corridors and allow
timber harvest and motorized recreation.
Clearwater National Forest summary:
Wilderness
Special Management Areas
Released to Forest Plan
Total
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422,400 acres
122,880 acres
405.920 acres
950,300 acres
Nez Perce National Forest;
Of a total of 503,000 acres, only Meadow Creek, comprising
approximately 200,000 acres, was studied for Wilderness
designation. Approximately 160,000 acres are proposed for
Wilderness, and 32,640 acres for Special Management. The
remainder (near the mouth of Meadow Creek) was released to Forest
Plan prescription.
The Wilderness proposal includes both sides of Meadow Creek
and would be an addition to the Selway Bitterroot Wilderness.
The Special Management Area lies in the headwaters of the west
side of Meadow Creek. I have drafted prescriptive language for
timber harvest for the area which recognizes the importance of
soil stability and water quality. The Meadow Creek is an
outstanding, pristine drainage of significant importance to
native and anadromous fisheries.
Nez Perce National Forest summary;
Wilderness
Special Management Area
Released to Forest Plan
Total
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160,000 acres
32,640 acres
310.360 acres
503,000 acres
Payette National Forest:
From 21 roadless areas totaling 1,079,300 acres I have
examined and made determinations on seven of them. Of these
seven, I have proposed 294,520 acres in five new Wilderness
areas.
They are:
Patrick Butte 42,240 acres
French Creek 37,760 acres
Needles 95,800 acres
Secesh 116,200 acres
Frank Church River of /
No Return Addition 27.520 acres
Total 294,520 acres
The Needles and Secesh areas were recommended through the
Forest planning process. I have added portions of Patrick Butte,
French Creek, and an addition to the Frank Church River of No
Return Wilderness area. These areas support most wildlife species
common to Central Idaho mountains and contain numerous mountain
lakes and streams.
The remaining 784,780 acres were released to their assigned
Forest Plan prescriptions or to a Special Management category.
My objectiye was to designate the areas of highest quality
Wilderness and yet free up areas important for recreation and
timber harvesting •
I have proposed two areas for Special Management:
Rapid River
French Creek
Total
37,760 acres
10.240 acres
48,000 acres
The prescriptions for these areas allow for environmentally
sensitive timber harvest that recognizes the importance of soil
stability and water quality. They also recognize the need for
wildlife values and motorized recreation.
Payette National Forest
Wilderness
Special Management Area
Released to Forest Plan
Total
Summary
294,520
48,000
736.780
1,079,300
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Boise National Forest:
From 22 inventoried roadless areas totaling 1,200,000 acres I
have examined and made determinations on 15 of them. Of these 15, I
have proposed 291,210 acres in five new Wilderness areas.
They are:
Red Mountain 88,000 acres
Ten Mile/Black Warrior 78,800 acres
Hanson Lake 14,200 acres
Needles 3,970 acres
Peace Rock 106.240 acres
Total 291,210 acres
The Red Mountain, Ten Mile/Black Warrior areas are in the Boise
National Forest while the Hanson Lake area is located on three
National Forests; Challis, Sawtooth, and Boise. The Needles area is
an addition to the Needles area in the Payette National Forest to the
north. All of these areas were recommended through the Forest planning
process. I have added Peace Rock which is important for wildlife
summer range while having a high potential for soil erosion.
The remaining 908,790 acres were released to their assigned
Forest Plan prescriptions or to a Special Management category. My
objective was to designate the areas of highest quality Wilderness and
yet free up areas important for timber harvest and recreation.
I have proposed four areas for
Breadwinner
Lime Creek
Snowbank
Johnson Creek
Total
Special Management:
40,830 acres
28,800 acres
21,760 acres
174.100 acres
265,490 acres
The prescriptions for these areas protect important fisheries
habitat,·provide for motorized recreation and allow for timber
harvesting which recognizes fragile soils and water.quality.
I have included 28,800 acres in the Lime Creek recreation area
which is managed by the Boise National ·Forest. This area is part of a
larger recreation area comprising a total of approximately 90,000
acres most of which is located on the Sawtooth National Forest and
warrants Congressional action in its entirety.
Boise National Forest Summary
Wilderness
Special Management Area
Released to Forest Plan
Total
291,210
265,490
643.300
1,200,000
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Boise National Forest;
Wilderness
Red Mountain
Hanson Lake
Ten Mile/Black Warrior
Needles
Peace Rock
Total
special Management Areas
Breadwinner
Lime Creek
Snowbank
Johnson Creek
Total
Payette National Forest;
Wilderness
Patrick Butte
French creek
Needles
Secesh
Frank Church RNR Addition
Total
Special Management Areas
Rapid River
French Creek
Total
Nez Perce National Forest;
Wilderness
Meadow Creek
Total
Special Management Area
Upper Meadow Creek
Total
Clearwater National Forest;
Wilderness
Mallard Larkin
Great Burn
Selway Bitterroot Addition
Lewis and Clark
Total
Summary
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Approximate
Acres
88,000
14,200
78,800
3.970
106.240
291,210
40,830
28,800
21,760
174.100
265,490
42,200
37,760
95,800
116,200
27.520
294,520
37,760
10.240
48,000
160.000
160,000
32 .·640
32,640
158,080
179,200
31,360
53.760
422,400
Special Management Areas
Weitas
Vanderbilt
Total
Panhandle National Forest:
Wilderness
Long canyon
Scotchman Peaks
Salmo Priest
Total
Special Management
Selkirk crest
Continental Mt.
Saddle Mt.
Farnham/Russell
Burton Peak
Katka Peak
Bald Eagle
Timber Buck
Total
Wilderness
Special Management Area
Released to Forest Plan
Total
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GRAND TOTAL
1,247,490 acres
557,970 acres
2.780.140 acres
4,585,600 acres
81,280
41.600
122,880
39,040
21,120
19.200
79,360
21,120
5,760
6,400
24,320
8,960
10,880
3,840
'7,680
88,960
SPBCXAL DlfAGBJil!lll'l' UBAS
In addition to wilderness, my legislation designates special
management areas. Prescriptions for these areas would reflect
Congressional intent for the management emphasis, and would set
reasonable, verifia~le constraints on activities which could occur in
the area. A comprehensive monitoring program, to assure proper
management of the designated areas, is an integral component of my
legislation.
In developing the management area prescriptions, care was taken
not to "micro-manage" the area, recognizing that most land management
decisions are best left to scientists and professional land managers.
Additionally, future advances in the science of land management ·Should
not be precluded by tying the hands of tomorrow's land managers.
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ST. JOE FOREST DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
I have included a demonstration project for the st. Joe National
Forest with the goal of investing in good sites to grow more timber
volume on lands already roaded. Once these highly productive sites
are located, they are to be intensively managed for timber using
mostly uneven-aged management and silvicultural practices including
pre-commercial thinning, fertilization, pruning and planting of
diverse species. A citizens advisory group will help monitor the
program's effectiveness, and the program will terminate after 10
years.
WATER
Because so much is currently "fluid" on the issue
rights, I have chosen, for now, to be silent on water.
address the issue during the legislative process.
of water
I plan to
Several efforts in progress hold promise for helping address this
issue in an Idaho wilderness bill. Those efforts include: compromise
language under negotiation for another wilderness bill currently
before Congress; the Snake River adjudication process where th~
federal government has already asserted claims on federal lands; and
changes in water policy which may be made by the current
Administration.
FOREST AND WATERSHED RESTORATION AND JOBS
In an effort to provide certainty on forest lands which are
already roaded, my bill calls for restoration of forests and
watersheds, and authorizes jobs to carry out these restoration
activities.
The condition of many roaded areas require that future management
and production options be severely restricted until restoration
efforts are in place. Further, the listing of the Chinook Salmon
under the Endangered Species Act provides a further catalyst for
restoring these lands.
Because of this extensive backlog.of restoration work on Idaho's
forests, my bill provides not just an "economic stimulus" package, but
a long-term "economic stability" initiative. And the jobs created
will not be just temporary jobs, but real jobs which will support
families. The skilled workers needed to implement restoration
activities include sawyers, heavy equipment operators, woods workers,
carpenters, engineers and farm equipment operators, as well as forest
management professionals.
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PANHANDLE WATER QUALITY STANDARDS:
In response to the concern expressed at my town meetings, I have
directed the Secretary to review the water quality standards for the
Panhandle National Forest. The review will determine if the standards
are sufficient to protect fisheries, watersheds and.water quality and
if the standards are being properly implemented. The Secretary is
directed to prepare a report to Congress which will allow for public
comment.
RBLBAS:S
There has been much confusion about what "release" language
accomplishes. I have tried to include release language in my
legislation which is standard in most wilderness bills, but I want to
be clear about what this language does and does DQt do.
What my legislation does:
• It states that both the Forest Service and Congress have studied
the roadless areas in Idaho for their suitability as wilderness.
• It states that the national forest lands in ~daho which were not
designated as wilderness or as special management areas are
released for multiple use under the direction of the forest plans
or other statutory requirements.
• It states that, for 10 years, or until the forest plans are
revised (whichever period is longer), the released lands do not
have to be protected to maintain their suitability for future
designation as wilderness. But, because wilderness is ~onsidered
a multiple use under the Multiple Use Sustained Yield Act, the
Forest Service still has the option to managed them as
wilderness.
• It clarifies that during the plan revision process, which could
last for several years, the released lands will remain released.
• It states that, once the revised plans are implemented, areas
which are not recommended for wilderness designation during the
revision do not have to be managed to maintain their wilderness
suitability, but areas which ~ recommended for wilderness
during the revision process shall be managed to protect their
suitability for wilderness designation.
• It insulates from judicial review the wilderness determination
decisions made during the forest plan revision, but allows
judicial review on other plan decisions.
• It relieves the Forest Service from the obligation to conduct a
statewide review of roadless lands to determine if they are
suitable for wilderness.
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What my legislation does not do:
• It does not limit judicial review on any action but wilderness
determinations made during forest plan revisions, and so allows
actions under the National Forest Management Act, National
Environmental Policy Act, Endangered Species Act and other
environmental laws to be reviewed in court.
• It does not limit or prohibit appeals; Much to the credit of
Senator Larry Craig, a new appeals process was enacted last year
which limits frivolous appeals and sets a deadline for
individuals to file an appeal and a limit on the Forest Service'
response time. New regulations are now being promulgated by the
Forest Service.
In two ways, I am "going the extra mile" on release. First,
instead of just releasing lands until the next planning cycle, I want
to assure there is at least a 10-year period of certainty for the
released lands. I am doing this because by the time my legislation is
enacted, most of the plans for Idaho forests may be only three or four
years away from revision, and therefore, only three or four years of
certainty are provided.
Second, I have also insulated from judicial review the Forest
Service's decision to allocate roadless areas to wilderness when the
forest plans are revised·. However, I have stopped short of excluding
all land allocation decisions in the forest·plan from judicial review.
GRAZING
Grazing is one of the multiple uses of wilderness, and my
legislation allows grazing where it is established prior to enactment
and in accordance with the Wilderness Act.
AddLtionally, my legislation references a House Report from the
96th Congress whic~ further clarifies which grazing-related management
activities can occur. This report has been referenced in past
wilderness bills and clarifies that wilderness designation should not
be used as an excuse to "phase out" grazing, and that activities
necessary to maintain support facilities are allowed, including the
occasional use of motorized equipment, "where practical alternatives
do not exist."
Grazing is allowed on special management areas designated by my
legislation where it complies with forest plan standards.
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PRIVATE PROPERTY
In proposing wilderness areas, I have made every effort to
structure boundaries so private property lies outside the wilderness
area.
The Wilderness Act allows for adequate access to any private
lands which may be surrounded by national forests lands within
designated wilderness. The Act also permits "ingress and egress to
such surrounded areas by means which have been or are being
customarily enjoyed with respect to other such areas similarly
situated."
As with general forest service lands, private property within the
boundaries of any special management area would remain unaffected.
CONCLUSIOJil
From city hall to the halls of Congress and the White House,
Americans are demanding that government officials take action to
resolve conflicts and to solve problems. ·
My legislation, from the promise to my constituents, from the
town meetings, to the follow-up shuttling of ideas, to the drafting
and introduction of this proposal has be·en intended to take action on
a long-standing contentious problem affecting all of Idaho
A respected colleague of mine in the House of Representatives
once advised: ·"to do right, risk consequences."
The proposal is the right thing to do at the right time.
The resolution of Idaho roadless lands has now begun.
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.C.... ongressman
LARRY LaROCCO
1st Congressional District - Idaho
Washington, D.C. 202-225-6611
Boise 208-343-4211
Lewiston 208-7 46-6694
Coeur d'Alene 208-667-2110
Caldwell 208-459-2362
Contact: Tom Knappenberger (208) 343-4211
March 30, l.993
NEWS RELEASE
CONGRESSMAN LAROCCO TO INTRODUCE IDAHO WILDERNESS BILL
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Idaho First District Congressman Larry
LaRocco said today that he will introduce legislation tomorrow
bringing an end to 12 years of impasse and gridlock in Idaho's
national forests.
The "Idaho Wilderness, Sustainable Forests and Communities
Act of 1993" will address issues of additional Wilderness in the
First District, release of roadless lands for multiple uses, job
creation in the national forests, recreation and providing a
level of certainty for Idaho's timber-dependent communities by
stressing sustained-yield management of timber.
"This legislation does more than protect some of Idaho's
most magnificent resources," Congressman LaRocco said. "By
involving hundreds of Idahoans, we now have a key to the gridlock
that has stymied sensible use of our national forests for far too
long. It will take many more long hours of work, but resolving
Idaho's roadless lands debate remains Idaho's most urgent and
pressing national resource issue."
Of 4.6 million acres of inventoried roadless lands in the
First Congressional District, more than half -- 2,494,510 acres -
- would be released to be managed by the five national forest
plans. Wilderness designation is recommended for 1,247,520 acres.
And Special Management Areas are recommended for 557,970 acres.
A breakdown by national forest appears on the following
page.
"Last year, I pledged to resolve the roadless lands issue in
Idaho through legislation." Congressman LaRocco said. "I said
then that we in Idaho must finally resolve this issue or others
would do it for us.
"I have strived to make this a truly Idaho bill through
eight town meetings involving 2 '· 000 peoP.le ami mor§,'*}).g.J:L,d?..:Z....llo.u-r.s- .:..-­of_
tes!;J.,Il)9~ CongEessm<3;ri-rjaROcco· sa~a.- "!xi: aad:lt:ion, I have
:SOught out opinions from a wide variety of sources to make this
the best possible bill.
"There certainly will be changes and improvements as this
legislation moves forward," Congressman LaRocco continued. "I
welcome that. But it's time, finally, to settle this.
"This legislation is a sound, defensible proposal which will
foster further discussion on the statewide resolution of this
contentious issue," Congressman LaRocco said. "It is balanced
and it is serious. It represents the hard work of many
thoughtful Idahoans who want to put polarization and gridlock
behind us."
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':'I!E 1 Didi() s·:·;,'J'ESMAN (BO'I,SE) 11/14/91 . !fl '
If Idaho can't settle
wilderness issue,
let LaRocco step in. .. .
This time it was squabbling latue to Co1111'8N it. tllat'peoo:· ··
environmentalists in North ple who don't live. or work in'.
Idaho who left the wilcUrne11 . Idaho are JOin&' to .htve a ~·· ,
negntiating table, and the to:llily..abollt wb:at·-·qan dO• :;
vultures began to circle. with .... ~ · lancl ·wide o~:· ·j
Again the poesjbility for a bordRI. . · . :· ...
compromise on the future of 'The vpiide II that LaBoocio·, .
IdRho's wild lands &ppears may be able to lil1 the lead~:-.::
shaky. That's a 1hame, be- ahip vacu\llll pllliUini the Ida~. ·
cause successful negotiations ho wildtm•• iMUe: _ · .. ,.,~
represent Idaho's best hope Since the apectacular .fail•.
for a wilderness solution. ure of the McClure-Ancinll
The next best solution lies wilciuDNI plan a. couPle of
in Congress and Idaho Rep. year~~ 1110• atate and coqre.
Larry LaRocco. aional ~p ·hu taken a .
Environmentalists ought to baclc: ... t to the talka. . ...
renew their commitment to LaBoceo, who helped nesO.
keeping the taiks alive. The tiate the Gotpel .Hump and., .· ...
·same goes for cattle ranch era, River o£ No Return wilder-·.
off·ronders and other &nti·wil· n• anu when ht wwktd. ·
derness types who have for \he late Sen. Frank•
·dragged themselves reluctant. Chu:ch, appem to be the :per-.·.
ly to the table. IOD IIIClllt _,tr. S.O. atap j'Jl,to:,.
· Let's keep talking, Idahoan tha vokL · ·· ·' .::: i ,;:
to Idahoan. A nlf-dtecribtd ·.~.:·
But if the. mediated talka LaRooco thinka he can ·a8t .•.- :.
aren't back in full swing in wilderil... bill introduced.·
the next couple of months, the ne:ft ·year~. That'a a ·mirht\Y.,!
state Legislature should de-·'"· taU ·orc~tr, but· ll · LaRooco. ·i
clare them dead and deny thinlca he can do it, .more pa'lf• ··
state funding for any further er to him.' · ·· · · ·, ,').
mediation. A!Ul, with continued partici.
Meanwhile, the debate padon from alllidea, tl:iVJ'ii;­should
move to Collil'etl. no r1tblm the mediation.ta.Uu';.
That's wher• LaRocco !ita in. · can't. continue, aloD!I' .·.with'; '
LaRocco, who vowed to get IcBoono'e illvoll'lllll!lt •. :·.' ·: >; :
involved in the iuue if the Pwhajll a t.enda e«on: :t.'. :
talk• failed, i' •till willing to ·:u~· what'• needed to nt: :
make good on that promite. tbJa uclent itaua aettlocl onee::
The downaide of taking the ~tt.~:.e,l!. , ,,~;.~,; .. ,,,;:;~:·' ·:;-'
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Paid for by LaRocco for Congre~~ .. ·
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H1140 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE March 9, 1994
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SPECIAL ORDERS
The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr.
STRICKLAND). Under the Speaker's an­nounced
policy of February 11, 1994.
and under a previous order or the
House, the following Members will be
recognized for 5 minutes each.
REDUCTION IN REGULATORY CON­TROL
OF FEDERAL RESERVE
BOARD is· SUBJECT TO PRO­l'OSED
LEGISLATION
ent regulator, and against my legisla~ cial order because I would like t.o t..1.lk
tion. H.R. 1214, which is essentially a little bit to my colleagues who are
similar. very interested in natural resources
At the November 9. 1993, Banking out in the Rocky Mountain region and
Committee hearings I asked Chris- particulatly my State of Idaho.
topher Drogoul. the convicted official Let me tell my colleagues that I have
of the Banca Naziona.Ie Del La.voro introduced a wilderness bill, and we are
agency branch in Atlanta, GA, how the going to have a hearing on that bill
Federal Reserve Bank examiners could next week in the Public Lands Sub­miss
billions of dOllars of illegal loans, committee here that would designate
most of which ended up in the hands of 1.3 million acres of wilderness in my
Saddam Hussein. Mr. Drogoul stated; district out of about 4 million acres of
The task of the Fed {bank examiner) was roadless lands. I also want to talk
simply to confirm that the State of Georgia about efforts to lock up, in my termi­audit
revealed no major problema. And thus, nology, every acre of roadless lands in
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a their audit of BNL usually consisted of a. the State of Idaho.
previous order of the House, the gen- one- or two-day review of the State of Gear- There is a proposal before this House
tlema.n from Texas [Mr. GONZALEZ] is gta's preltminary results, followed by a cup that has actually 48 cosponsors called..,·
recognized for 5 minutes. of espresso in the :nanager·s office. the Northern Rockies Ecosystem Pro-
Mr. GONZALEZ. Mr. Speaker, for the The Federal Reserve bank examiner's tection Act which would take very acre
past 2 weeks, many of you have lis- friendly chat and cup of espresso in the of roadless lands in my district in the
tened to me describe the conOicts of manager's office at BNL is symbolic of State of Idaho, and in Wyoming and
interest, incestuous regulator~ rela- a collegial atmosphere tha.t may very Montana, and put it into wilderness. I
tionship and lack of accountability well get in the way ·of proper super- think that effort is excessive. I think it
taking place at the Federal Reserve. vision and regulation. is radical, and I think it is way out of
One brave person, knowing of the !'have told you about the officials of whack, and out of balance.
work t have been doing on the FED, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York I have introduced a bill that would
has approached me with chilling de- regularly dining at expensive res- counteract that. Actually I have writ­ta.
lla about UDSthlcal conduct taking taurants as guests or the bank& they ten a bill. I have dr&lted & bill. But I
pJ.a.ce at the J'edcal Reserve. This per- regulate. Th1a week the ethlca omcer &m not gol!llr to formr.lly Introduce lt.
- ~-oon -~~ a fOrmer J'ecleral RelcVii bank or the New York Federal Reoernlli&DII: It I really wantecl to have eqllity an4
e"*'l'!ner who - Yolunteered to ex- Informed the Banki!llr Committee th&t pe.rity bet-n my cliatrlct, oay, ~
- ~ ~ condu~t 1n the New York Federal Reserve li&DII: om- the IIPOIW»' er the Nortlleftl Baclliea
J'Neral PEl •• examinatlcn> procey. clal8 &re still accepting meala paid for EcosYBtem Protactlon Ace. It urotlld 110
~· ,._ The llltaei'Jprt --lOt~ 10 bad thet by the regu!atecl banll:a, despite the oomethiDII' lllte tlllll: It WOlll:ll • a b1ll , ..
~·.. · the ep""Der_CiliC!deel td\llllit .worii:IDII' fact· th&t· accePtllllr ih- expensive 'that would 111.7 to d¥'1" a eertaln:.
~ • . . at ca. no cGlller tllan ~tomach the meala would- be llll'i'&l for ~utlve . lands or the lftb ~ Dlltrtet ,·
'"·--' c:Aile'*lt• •· _ branch Govel'llm811t emp~ey-. )~Vhen. ortheStateofNewYarlt•"'V4"'' !'. ...
'"'6'•,-• .-. · -'DIII':a'-•:-., -~ 'llltll&tlon. ~oned alJCnitthlasncttce. 'tlleelih- andforotheriiWW•R• Gll4tlir. · · v ~-' . ._.., '«:''"' 1 Mrldlli ,._, llllltcra lea_ omcer told the !!an'klnlf CQIIIDllt- the Senate an4 &be....,_ "'F~ r S1 i!';. .
.. , ~:a111Jat tho "**er&1 · R¥erYe .. tee,: "Since the .Stone Ajre, men have atlvea of the UD!ted s-·or ~-·':,;,,
cODU!duuent to en!Orcin8 the Commu- been trading Information over nrea." · and Con~~~"'"" ioaMmblec1 that t!WI a.:t
IIttY~ Act and pollci!llr tor The. point Is th&t the Pederal Reserv~ may be cited u the Wll....,_ Eqllity'
, -In le!!!!!UW JII'&CtiOOL . -reCUSea to subject Itself to reuonable Act of 1994, and, Mr. Speallu, what th1a -.
; ·:. '1'118 •'M"'I"at IIS!I a team .Qt'banll: ex- ethl,cal stan<l&nla." Thll ruther 1111110- would do;-IC I were ser1oua aboUt!&. DOl;"_
· .. · - _amllllll'8 IDe-tee mtlence of V1ola.- trates th&t the Federal Reoerve Is tone really ta.lll:l!ll' toncu~ Ia that<·
tiona -of the Comtn1111it7 lltelnveatment deaf to the notion or· malnta.llling a it would have the oame &moun~ ot wil- ·­Act
and blaa In lending. Th1l ex.an1ner'o" proper arms-length rela.tlonahlp be- derness in Manhattan and Central Park
oric!n&l report wu critical of lending tween regulator and·regu!atee. as I have in my district If the Northern
to low-Income and minority popu- My colleagues, is thio the kind of Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act
lations ·and had noted discriminatory bank regulatory agencY you wa.nt to were to be successful and pass, a.nd
remarks from bank employees about maintain? Federal Reserve ba.nking that would amount to about 6. million
redlining. · regulation is broken and does need fix- acres.
The supervisors· then replaced the ing. I do not know if Central Park ought
criticisms with contrived examples of to be wilderness, but what I do know is
the bank's eagerness to comply with that not every acre of roadle58 lands in
·consumer lending laws. I have asked The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a the State of Idaho ought to be wilder-the
Federal Reserve inspector general previous order of the House, the gen- ness. What I am saying to my col­to
ensure that no retaliatory. actions tleman fro.m illinois [Mr. EWING] is rec- leagues is that the people of Idaho can
are taken against examiners who have ognized for 5 minutes. best decide, working hard, looking at
reported unethical behavior. [Mr. EWING addressed the House. His these Federal lands as components of
I believe the Federal Reserve keeps remarks will appear hereafter in the the National Forest System. can actu-ma.
ny bankers in line to oppose any Extensions of Remarks.] ally make the rtght decisions, make it
plan to modernize and consolidate Fed- in a balanced way for the good of the
eral banking regulation, by threaten- Country and for the good of our econ-ing
these bankers with the loss of their NATURAL RESOURCES AND WIL- omy and the way of life out in Idaho.
friendly Fed bank examination process. DERNESS IN THE STATE OF I want to say that I take a balanced
These banks would not want to be at IDAHO approach to this project and this issue
-the mercy of only bank examiners like The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a of natural resources. I have gotten high
those at the Office of the Comptroller previous order of the House, the gen· marks from conservation groups. I
of the Currency (OCC], an agency that tleman from Idaho [Mr. LARoCco] is have also gotten high marks from pee­is
independent of the banking industry. recognized for 5 minutes. ple who work in the woods. I want to
The FED. horrified at the thought of Mr. LaROCCO. Mr. Speaker, I have take a balanced approach to this.
losing its turf, has dispatched its bank- taken a special order tonight to talk I want to say to my colleagues that I
er benefactors to lobby the Congress about an issue that is very, very impor- am working hard to make sure we have
against the administration's plan to tant to my district and the State of that ba!ance, and in my district, for ex­consolidate
the Federal bank regu- Idaho, and that is natural resources ample, Mr. Spoa.ker, the largest wildel'·
latory agencies into a single, independ- and wilderness. I have taken this spe- ne:-;s in thA lowr'r ·18 States exif>ts in my
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di~trict, the Frank Church River of No
Return WtlderneBS. It is a great treas·
ure for the Nation, a great treasure of
Idahoans, a great treasure for science,
a great pl.&ce for habit&t, species,
biodi veraity. We need more wilderness.
That Ia why I put my blllln. '
What I am aaying to my col?eagues
cram New York, and particularly the
sponsor of this bill, is let us have a
shot at coming up with a reasonable
proposal out there. And I will not in·
troduce my blll to make Central Park
and Manhattan wilderness. I have
d.ra.fted it. and because I can offer ex·
traneoua materials here in the special
orders, I want to make it part of the
RECORD so people will understand what
I am talking about when I say that I
want to work hard on these issues in
my own district.
district who want to make those deci- except that any reference in such provlslona
sions for us to the effective date of the Wlldorness Act or
• H.R.- a.ny stmila.r reference shall be deemed to be a reference to the date of enactment o£ this
Be It enacted by the Senate and House o{ Rep- Act..
resentative.r of the United States of America In (b)(l) Except a.s necessary to meet mini·
Congres1 assembled, That thts Act may be mum requirements In connection with the
otted u th~ .. WtlderneS3 Equity Act or 199t". purposes ror which the a.rea. designated u
DC. I. nNDINGS. wtlderness bY section 3 Is administered On·
Congrep finds the following: eluding measures required In emergencies in-
(1) There is a. severe imbalance ln the des- volvlng the hea.lth and safety of persons
ign&tion of wUderness among the various within the area.), there sha.ll be no commer­States
a.od Congressional Districts. cia.l enterprise, no temporary of perma.nent
(2) For example, whereas the State of roads., no use of motor vehicles, motorlsed.
Idaho possesses 5 comJX~nents or the National equipment or .. motorbo&ts, no land.Jnc of atr­Wtlderneea
Preservation System which total craft. no other !rom oC motorized transport.
approximately 3.97 million acres, the St&te and no structure or installation withi.D. such
o! New York Is devoid of any federal land area..
designated as wilderness. (2) The State or New York shall use moniel
(3} More specifically, whereas the 1st Con- apportioned to It tram the Highway Truflb.
gressiona.l District of Idaho has 4 campo- Fund (26 U.S.C. 9503) to remove, recontour,
nenta o! wtlderness totalling 2.81 million and revegetate all roads within the bound·
&eree, the 14th Congressional District of New aries or the area design&ted as wilderness by
Yorlt ha.s no components, and not 1. single eectJon 3. All such roa.ds sha.ll be removed.
acre, deatguated as wHderness. withln 3 years o! the date of enactment oC
(4) 141alation introduced Jn the House o! this Act.
Representatives (H.R. 2638, entitled the (C)(l) Any and all claims for the taking- oC
.. Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection property In contravention or the compensa·
Act or 1993") would desfgn&te an additional tion requirement or the Fft'th Amendt-1ent to
.. 91 and 61 oomponents a.nd '1.64 million and the United Sta.tea Constitution shall be
s.a millton acres or wUderneSI in the Sta.te brought in the United States Court of Fed­or
Idaho and ita 1st ConareuJ.onal Diatrict. era1 Claima pursuant to the Tucker Act. 21
..._uft17, !'hllo f&lllll&" to clellgnato any v.s.c. 11491.
W'lldlftlMI componentl or a.creap in t.be (2) Any penon who t&ku &D7 action alter
State ct !1ft Yorlt an4 it114tl> Conareuional M&rch 3, !M.tll&t ·odnruly aUecto t1>o WI!·
~ •. · c!erDoM cl>anctorlatlco ol tile - - .
. c ' .• .S::."":.cr:::la.f. ~ ~=== ::-=:.. t ::=;:.-::im~':·
lll3l\ - cl-ct tl>ola Statu Olld Dlstrtota id - (I) ot tllll ouboecUOD. . '
I have . almost 4 million acres of
roadless lands out there in Idaho, and
my bill would protect 1.3 million acres
or it. It does not take all of it. That
would be unbalanced. That would be
radical. That would be extreme. It also
would be extreme it I took this blll &Dd
actually llltz-oduced It in Co~ and
told the peo»}8 ol.-~Manhattan and
central Park that I want to atop mo­tor!
Jed tnmo, I want to atop economlc
act1Y.ltiNID \bet part of the world.
I wtll not do that. But'l sure Wa.nt to the. lee! t1me1• Wild.ll!a. ec?Q't«D aPir- BC. &. wzrmHD-.otMI nBDIL
worll:.bazd·on the8e luaelil_. &l, tongae ltaal, an4-tlc·benalltoWblo!>-laDd (&) ID 1-illtlml ol tile--o:st&ID.
ln-II:,I4ftfte(ltheWllclel'llfli8Eq· ~~--~..,;.,~to------t 21 ........ --­att7
Act Oil JiliN. and I am ~ to·· ...,, .. _., •u - ....... o~-; --187 -.-c.--~·_.
.-_~t t-.,..·...M Qt.--~c 1aul•~-·- 'TIIIelDl·--'*&III-IS to· ---- -··· .,~.., .•, ,w..,..,-:=:-_. -to--- doolpated UC~ ~~ oootlGa. ,
I am com. to C&1'l7 on, I am ;roln;r to """'"of tbe.~OD&l w~ 1'1-••: -damapd hlJ un_,__ illti u a
roD 11P 1!IJ' flleeves, and I J1.111 goln;r to tlon Sntom !.a th<llo StatiO .084 "-- aa4 -.loJimeDi;-.- oct!Y1tllil on11 ~­work
baM u a mamber of ~he Commit- 11ona1 Dlotllota _.ntll> _ ... _u..oar. 0116 - Cll8 -.,; -lilal or tbe
tee on !latQra1 Jlalourcea, .'\. very tm· mTo --tile capal!lllt1 ror,lUld.ez< Iandi """ --er-.,_ --•
portazt oommt- to ,Y conat1taency pooo AnY lmpocllmonto to,.1W1Ulment ct Cia· duCild hlJ :-t actl-rttln. u.. -s. · ..
IUid \be P80Jh Oil Id&ho· · ooal. t11o ~ mab aalll!uat.... - ootal>llllhe<l. tile' National WIWalll ..
In cl ••• 8-••: th. .opl. · f loctlon Of ODO wU--"- Baotoratloil and Becoww;y 8-oem.. ~' -.u.·. -~er • e pe e 0 siona.J. DiltrtCt a.nd dNip&Cf w1l4el'Dia after iD tb1.ll HCtion referred to u the .._.,
Idaho recrea.te on the public la.nda, we therein to match the wllderneaa ~ covary system")
work on the public lands, we derive and proposed ror d.estgnatton tn a Wfldernew- (b) Recovery System lands shall be ma,n..
economic f?enent, but we also recognize rich Con.greutona.l District. aged 10 u to restore their vegetative COYer
that that clean wa.ter, those trees. SEC. s. WD..DBRNE88 DESIGNATION. a.nd species diversity, stabilize slopee l.nd
·those eeos:ystems a.re part of the lab- (a) In fUrtherance or the· purposes of' the aoila. so aa to prevent or reduce further ero­oratortes
for the United States or WHderneM Act (16 u.s.c. 1131-1136) and to ston, reoontour slopes to their orie1nal con­America.
We hope to preserve and pro- provide parity wtth the wllderneaa des- tours, remove barriers to na.tura.l fish spawn·
teet those and manage the ecosystem tgnated and proposed for designation in the In&' runJS, a.nd generally restore, u much u
correctly 1 just want the opportunity 1st Congressional District ofldabo, there are poesible, auch lands to their natural condi-to
• t tit t t the e hereby designated 6.4 million acres, or less tion aa existed prior to their entry and. devel·
represen my cons uen B au r acres 1r required by aubeection CbX2) o! this opment.
in the State of Idaho, do it right and do section, In the 14th Congressional District or (c) The area designated. as wllderneSI, and
it in a. balanced way. If people from New York a.s a component or the National other areaa of the 14th congressional Dis­outside
our State want to have a hand WHdernesa Preservation System. trtct of·New York, 1C a.ny, not designated u
in it, I hope they will come to me and (b)(l) Should the 6.4 million acrea des- wilderness. by aectioo 3. shall be componenta
talk to me about tt. ignated by eubsectlon (a) of this section be or the Recovery Syatem.
so with that I will close out this less tha.n the total acreage or the Hth Con· (d) The Secretary of Agriculture ahall be
special order 1 'wtn not introduce the .gresalonal District, the boundaries or the responsible for the development or wUd.la.nd
• wilderness component shall be est&blJsbed by recovery plana ror components of the Recov-
Wildemess Equity Act or 1994, putti~ the Secretary or Agriculture by dra.w1DS" • ery System, which plans shall detail nee-­Central
Park in Manhattan into Wll- Uno from the western to the eastern bound· essa.ry work and rundtng requiremente need·
derness, but I just want to make the a.ry of the District such that the entire 6.4 ed to lmplemerit management direction ee­messa.
ge that we in Idaho can make m1ll1on acres are enclosed wlth1n the bound- tabllshed under subsection (b) or this Seo-these
decisions ourselves tn a balanced ar!es or the District north ofBuch line. tion. ~ .
way.
I also want to send a message to my
constituents that if we do not roll up
our sleeves and come up with the right
solutions, too, for America and for our
neighbors in Idaho, somebody outside
the Rocky Mountatn region ts going to
do it because I know of a bill that has
48 cosponsors wtth people outside of my
(2) Should the 6.4 mlllJon acres designated SEC. a. NA11VE AMERICAN VSES.
by subsection (a) o! this section be greater (a) 1.n recognition o! the past use by Native
than the total acreage or the 14th Congres- Americans !or traditional cultural and reli­aional
District. the entire District shall com- gious purposes of portions o! the areas des--
prise the wlldcrness component. ign&ted as components or the National Wll-
REC. 4. WILDERNESS MANAGEMENT. derness Preservation System and National
(a) Tho area dt'signated as w11dernoss by Wildland Recovery and Restoration System
f'lf;'Ctlon S shall he administered hy the Sac- by sections 3 and 5, the Secretary or Agri~
rotary or Agriculture in accordance with the culture shall assure nonexclusive accesa to
nppllcr.lJ!C provtr,Jona of the Wilderness Act, those areaa by native people for such tradl·
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tlonal cultural and religious purposf's. Such it not time to regroup and to produce a HEALTH REFORM SHOULD COVElt
access shall be consistent with the purpose bipartisan plan? After all, there are MENTAL ILLNESS, SUBSTANCE
and intent of the American Indian Reltgtous pieces of my bill. for instance, that will ABUSE
Freedom Act of August 11, 1978 (42 U.S.C.
1996). The Secretary, in accordance with such fit handsomely in a bipartisan bill, like The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr.
Act. upon request of an Indian tribe. may for instance, malpractice reform, rats- STRICKLAND). Under the Speaker's an­from
time-to-time temporarily close to the ing the level of Medicaid to bring in nounced poltcy of February 11, 1991, the
general public use of one or more specific more of the working poor and of the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. BONIOR]
portions of those areas in order to protect uninsured, joining up Medicare A and is recognized for 60 minutes, as the rna­the
privacy or religious activities and cui- 1\-Iedicare B for administrative purposes jority whip.
tural uses in such portion by an Indian peo~ ple. In preparation of the general manage- to save overlapping and the costs that Mr. BONIOR. Mr. Speaker, over the
ment plans. the Secretary shall request that gq with it, and so on with every other past few days, this Capitol has been
the chief executive officers or appropriate In- kind of introduction that has been witness to an extraordinary display of
dian tribes make recommendations on a.ssur- made of separate bills over the last 2 bipartisan spirit.
ing access to important sites. enhancing· the years. A display of bipartisan spirit exactly
privacy of traditional cultural and religious But here we have a chance to amal- like the one we're going to need in
ag.icotuivs istlietes,s . and protective c·u ltura·l and reli- gamate the best" thinking of all these order to pass health care reform.
(b) The Secretary of Agriculture shall bills in those issues which have a com- But· unfortunately, Mr. Speaker, tltis
enter into cooperative management agree- man denominator. Axe we not all inter- bipartisanship didn't happen on the
menta with the appropriate Indian tribes to ested in removing preexisting condi- floor of the House or the floor of the
assure protection of religious, burial, and tiona from insw-a.nce fbrms a.nd insur- Senate and it hasn't happened yet in
.,...therlng sites, and shall work coo ..... rat1vely the committee chambe~a!though
D- .1-'"' anc.e cla.ims? Are we not interested in u;;r-- on the management ot all uses that impact · • · 1 th t dl tl
e-ating portability •or any insurance we re movmg n a rec on.
iIgnndaiatned lbayn dsse catinodn s people in the areas des- ... "' "'' · 1 3 and 5. plan to carry over from one job to an- This dlSP ay of bipartisan spirit came
SEC.
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• WILDERNESS RELEASE. o the r or rr om a. l 0 b t 0 00 l 0 b? A re we froOmv etrw toh uen lpiaksetl y sources. 2 days, two extraor-
All other areas of the 14th Congressional not Interested In making sure that dinary women-former First Ladles
District of New York, if a.ny, not .destgn.&ted every pe rso n 1n o ur c ou"n try has access Betty Ford and Rosalynn Carter-~ne u wilderneu by aect1on 3 need not be man- -.....
&8'84 !or the parpoee or protectinc -their suit-- to health care?- Republican and one Democrat-have
· abillt,- for wtlderneu 11ei11Jl&t10D -s:rtOr to or · Well, &11 of these ean be put into & been working together on Capitol Hill
dur!I!I' the nut otucy or tbelr wlldemeu liUi where we find _theae common de- to bring attention to two often-Ignored
BUitablllty, which lh&ll be coac!uc1i84 b7 the nominators and create a conaenaua. isaues.
Secrot&l7 ot Acrlculture not later"than nr- Do we have eVIdence of"Uils occur- T.ro 110ues that affect the llves of
tteheon e l:arteea orsf. o oll&r Ceatmrloinetr ottb t&bDa t Aenc t.y ears, from· ri! II'. that ·~~•- 1• ,-_·. ... b le? All we n-~-• more Americana than cancer, dlabetea;
to do Ia we should look baC1I: juat &"few" heart dl-. and arthrltl&-&nd Ia just
The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr.
8'r!UCia.AND). thlder a EnVIous order of
"the Houee. tha pntJeman rrom Penn-.
a;vln,nia [Mr. WBLDOM) ta recognized ror
6mlnntea.. '" • " · "
[Mr. WELDON add.reo8ed the House.
Hla rema.rl<a will appear hereafter In
the Extenllon11 of Remarks.)
SUPPORTING A BIPARTISAN SOLU­TION
TO THE HEALTH CARE RE­FORM
ISSUE
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under
the Speaker's announced policy of Feb­ruary
11, 1994, the gentleman from
Pennsylvania [Mr. Gekas)ls recognized
for 5 minutes.
Mr. GEKAS. Mr. Speaker and Mem­bers,
today I have issued a letter to the
entire leadership of the Congress on
both sides of the Capitol to urge them ;p begin now to fashion a bipartisan so­lution
to the health care issue. There
are absolutely big pieces of evidence to
the effect that the Clinton administra­tion
program is in a. shambles. It is
also true that the Republican plan on
the Senate side and the Republican
plan on the House side do not have
enough votes to pass. The individual
plans that individual Members of Con­gress
have introduced over the· last
year or so are lacking in total support.
The Cooper plan here and the
McDermott plan there, I myself have
introduced a plan, and there are dozens
of others who have introduced bills to
bring about change and reform in
health care.
But what do we do? If indeed we can­not
find 218 votes for any single bill. is
months to tile paaaage of NAFTA: That as costly. "
waa a blpartla&n effort." "" . " 'l'hOse two" illlues ..,.e mental lllneaa
NAFTA broqht ~ · difterent ,aohubat&nce &bUM treatment." " " "
coallttona,"..,....ted QfiW ·~'*:" Oftr.tllelJII&tl'ew~Mn.Pordand
among old enelllles, and."·.·-· Mn. carter ha'" been meet~~¥ with·"
nately, created new enemies "out of old concrewoll&l committees. eendl!llf"let­ft'lends
In the making; but nevertheleea tete and Bpealdn&' out, to mall:e the
a NAFTA packrqre waa produced, blpar-. case "that anl088 mental health aod
tlsan. · oubstance abuse" ~t !'N eoyered
What we have to do In health .,....'ill" by health care reform ln"the II&IIlll way
create a HAFT A, H-A~F-T-A. to do a bl· as !>hYSical health problenw-we "will
partisan HAFT A-type t41nlr, with ~:r fl'lt health care coeta ~r COli­~
A meaning Health Action for To- "Mr: Spe&ker, ·the very t&ct that these
.day.s America. Health Action. for Tcr two issues a.re even on the table are a
days America, HAFT A; we have to" do" tribute to Mrs. Ford and Mrs. carter,
something about health care. because their pioneering work on these
We cannot do it on. the individual issues is responsible for much of the
plans introduced. No one plan will be progress we've seen so fa.r.
able to gamer 218 votes here in the They have both worked closely with
House. So do we not have to "ha.fta.," Tipper Gore toward the goal of develop­move
to a. bipartisan situation? My ing a strong mental health and sub­plan
or the movement that I want to stance abuse benefit in the President's
start here today, HAFT A, can do ex· health care refonn bill.
actly that. That is what I have asked And indeed. the president's health
the leadership to do, to now call a halt care bill does cover mental health and
to all the bickering about health care substance abuse treatment. And in the
issues, bring the leadership together, days to come, the extent to which
put the best foot forward from every those two issues a.re covered will be the
single plan, focus them down to a. subject of debate on this floor and
workable plan and pass HAFT A be- around Capitol Hill.
cause we "haft~." But I wOuld like to take a moment to
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a
previous order of the House, the gen·
tleman from Iowa [Mr. LEACH] is recog­nized
for 5 minutes.
[~ir. LEACH addressed the House. His
remarks will appear hereafter !n the
Extensions of Remarks.]
talk about these issues.
Mr. Speaker, It has been said that se­vere
mental illnesses may not have
telethons, poster children, or rock-star
benefits but they are disabilities, and
illnesses--just like any other.
And they defierve to be treated the
same.
A recent study by the University of
Michigan found that about three out of
every 10 Americans suffer from depres-
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103n CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Mr. LARocco introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
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A BILL
To designate certain lands in the State of Idaho as
wilderness, and for other purposes.
1 - Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.
4 (a) SHORT TITLE.-This Act may be cited as the
5 "Idaho Wilderness, Sustainable Forests and Communities
6 Act of 1993".
7 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.-The table of contents for
8 this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
Sec. 3. Purposes.
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TITLE I-IDAHO WILDERNESS
See. 101. Panhandle National Forest.
See. 102. Clearwater National Forest.
See. 103. Nez Perce National Forest.
See. 1u4. Payette National Forest.
See. 105. Boise National Forest.
See. 106. Salmon National Forest.
See. 107. Sawtooth National Forest.
See. 108. Challis National forest.
See. 109. Targhee National Forest.
See. 110. Canbou National Forest.
See. 111. .Administration and general provisions.
See. 112. Grazing.
TITLE II-IDAHO FOREST MANAGEMENT
See. 201. Panhandle National Forest.
See. 202. Clearwater National Forest.
See. 203. Nez Perce National Forest.
See. 204. Payette National Forest.
See. 205. Boise National Forest.
See. 206. Salmon National Forest.
See. 207. Sawtooth National Forest.
See. 208. Challis National forest.
See. 209. Targhee National Forest.
See. 210. Caribou National Forest.
See. 211. Management plans.
See. 212. Map and description.
See. 213. Water quality on the Panhandle National Forest.
See. 214. Monitoring of management areas.
TITLE ill-RELEASE TO MULTIPLE USE
See. 301. Wilderness review.
TITLE IV-IDAHO RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
See. 401. Findings and purposes.
See. 402. Ecosystem restoration and rehabilitation projects.
See. 403. .Authorization of appropristions.
1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
2 Congress finds the following:
3 (1) The State of Idaho contains some 9,000,000
4 · roadless acres of land owned by the Federal Government
5 and managed by the Forest Service. This vast roadless
6 tract of primitive and undeveloped land is the largest
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1 unroaded area within a State in the conterminous United
2 States and is of immense national significance.
3 (2) Certain of these wildlands should be incorporated
4 into the National Wilderness Preservation System to pro­S
vide statutory protection for lands containing diverse habi-
6 tats and watersheds vital to resident and anadromous fish-
7 eries and wildlife; to preserve scenic, historical and cul-
8 tural values; to promote scientific research; and to provide
9 for primitive recreation, solitude, and physical and mental
10 challenges.
11 (3) Congressional resolution of disputes over future
12 management of Idaho's vast roadless lands is necessary
13 to assure a dependable and sustainable supply of timber
14 from Federal lands so that natural resource-based com-
15 modity production continues as an important part of rural
16 life in Idaho.
17 (4) Congressional direction is required through the
18 establishment of management areas on identified roadless
19 lands to ensure effective implementation of forest plans
20 for national forests in Idaho.
21 (5) A key to creating sustainable economies in Ida-
22 ho's rural communities is prudent and ecologicalJnanage-
23 ment of the land to assure long-term productivity.
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1 (6) Idaho's roadless areas are vital to the State's
2 growing tourism industry, outfitting and guiding,
3 backcountry recreation, and municipal watersheds.
4 (7) Idaho's roadless lands released by this .Act for
5 nonwilderness purposes provide valuable dispersed recre-
6 ation opportunities for motorized and nonmotorized users.
7 (8) There have been several confirmed sightings, and
8 hundreds of probable sightings, of gray wolf in Idaho's es-
9 tablished wilderness and roadless areas.
10 SEC. 3. PURPOSES.
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The purposes of this .Act are to-
(1) provide a comprehensive, statutory frame-work
for the protection, administration, and man-agement
of certain roadless wildlands of Idaho
through-
( .A) the addition of certain roadless lands
to existing wilderness areas;
(B) the designation of certain roadless
lands as management areas, wildlife corridors, a
recreation area, an historic area, and a forest
demonstration project;
(C) the addition to the National .Wilder-ness
Preservation System of certain roadless
lands·
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1 (D) the release of certain National Forest
2 System lands for multiple-uses other than wil-
3 derness in accordance with title ill of this Act;
4 and
5 (2) ending the controversy over which roadless
6 lands within Idaho will be designated wilderness,
7 while assuring that certain roadless lands better
8 suited for special management be managed by the
9 Forest Service under title II of this Act, and those
10 lands better suited for multiple use other than wil-
11 derness will be managed by the Forest Service under
12 applicable laws including the laws, rules, and regula-
13 tions generally applicable to the National Forest
14 System and applicable land management plans.
15 TITLE I-IDAHO WILDERNESS
16 SEC. 101. PANHANDLE NATIONAL FOREST.
17 In furtherance of the purposes of the Wilderness Act
18 (16 U.S.C. 1131-1136), the following lands in the State
19 of Idaho are hereby designated as wilderness and therefore
20 as components of the National Wilderness Preservation
21 System:
Approximate
Name of Wilderness Area - Acreage
Salmo-Priest ...................................................................... 19,200
Long Canyon ..................................................................... 39,040
Scotchman Peaks .............................................................. 21,120
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1 SEC. 102. CLEARWATER NATIONAL FOREST.
2 In furtherance of the purposes of the Wilderness Act
3 (16 U.S.C. 1131-1136), the following lands in the State
4 ofldaho are hereby designated as wilderness and therefore
5 as components of the National Wilderness Preservation
6 System:
Approximate
Name of Wilderness Area Acreage
Mallard-Larkins ................................................................ 158,080
The Great Burn ................................................................ 179,200
Lewis and Clark ................................................................ 53,760
Selway-Bitterroot Addition ............................................... 31,360
7 SEC. 103. NEZ PERCE NATIONAL FOREST.
8 (a) DESIGNATION.-In furtherance of the purposes of
9 the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131-1136), the followmg
10 lands in the State of Idaho are hereby designated as wil-
11 derness and therefore as components of the National Wil-
12 derness Preservation System:
Approximate
Name of Wilderness Area Acreage
Selway-Bitterroot Addition ............................................... 160,000
13 (b) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.-Section 4(a)(1) of
14 the Endangered American Wilderness Act of 1978 (Public
15 Law 95-237; 92 Stat. 43) is amended by striking "which
16 comprise about two hundred and six thousand acres, as
17 generally depicted under the category 'Wilderness' on a
18 map entitled 'Gospel-Hump Planning Unit' and dated
19 January 1978," and inserting "which comprise 205,933
20 acres, as generally depicted under the category 'Wilder-
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1 ness' on a map entitled 'Gospel-Hump Revised Bound-
2 aries' and dated March 1983,".
3 SEC. 104. PAYETTE NATIONAL FOREST.
4 In furtherance of the purposes of the Wilderness Act
5 (16 U.S.C. 1131-1136), the following lands in the State
6 of Idaho are hereby designated as wilderness and therefore
7 as components of the National Wilderness Preservation
8 System:
Name of Wilden1ess Area
French Creek ................................................................... .
Patrick Butte ................................................................... .
Needles ............................................................................. .
Secesh ..••......••..•.•.•.•.•...••••••..•.••.•••••••••......•••...•.•••...•....••.•..•
Frank Church-River of No Return Addition ................... .
9 SEC. 105. BOISE NATIONAL FOREST.
Approximate
Acreage
37,760
42,240
95,800
116,200
27,520
10 In furtherance of the purposes of the Wilderness Act
11 (16 U.S.C. 1131-1136), the following lands in the State
12 of Idaho are hereby designated as wilderness and therefore
13 as components of the National Wilderness Preservation
14 System:
Approximate
Name of Wilde=ess Area Acreage
Needles .............................................................................. 3,970
Hsnson Lake ........ ,............................................................ 1 1;1 Qd
Red Mountain ................................................................... 88,824
Ten Mile-Black Warrior .................................................... 78,800
Peace lWck ..................................•..•..•............................... 106,240
1'-1)200
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1 SEC. 106. SALMON NATIONAL FOREST.
2 SEC. 107. SAWTOOTH NATIONAL FOREST.
3 SEC. 108. CHALLIS NATIONAL FOREST.
4 SEC. 109. TARGHEE NATIONAL FOREST.
5 SEC. 110. CARIBOU NATIONAL FOREST.
6 SEC. 111. ADMINISTRATION AND GENERAL PROVISIONS.
7 (a) .ADMINISTRA.TION.-Subject to valid existing
8 rights, the wilderness areas designated under this title
9 shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture
10 (hereinafter in this .Act referred_to as the "Secretary'')
11 in accordance with the provisions of the Wilderness .Act
12 governing areas designated by that .Act as wilderness, ex-
13 cept that any reference in such provisions to the effective
14 date of the Wilderness .Act (or any similar reference) shall
15 be deemed to be a reference to the date of enactment of
16 this .Act.
17 (b) NAME.-Each wilderness area named in a table
18 contained in this title shall be the area referenced in that
19 table, as generally depicted on the map entitled " " and
20 known by the name given to it in that table, except that
21 the Selway-Bitterroot .Additions on the Clearwater and
22 Nez Perce National Forests made by sections 102_and 103
23 shall be added to, and administered as part of, the Selway-
24 Bitterroot Wilderness and the Frank Church-River of No
25 Return .Addition on the Payette National Forest made by
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1 section 104 shall be added to, and administered as part
2 of, the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness.
3 (c) MAPs AND DESCRIPTIONS.-As soon as prac-
4 ticable after enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall file
5 a map and a legal description of each wilderness area des-
6 ignated under this title with the Committee on Natural
7 Resources and the Committee on Agriculture of the House
8 of Representatives and with the Committee on Energy and
9 Natural Resources of the Senate. Each such map and de-
10 scription shall have the same force and effect as if in-
11 eluded in this Act, except that correction of clerical and
12 typographical errors in such legal description and map
13 may be made. Each such map and legal description shall
14 be on file and available for public inspection in the Office
15 of the Chief of the Forest Service, United States Depart-
16 ment.of Agriculture.
17 (d) BUFFER ZONES NoT lNTENDED.-The Congress
18 does not intend that designation of wilderness areas in the
19 State of Idaho lead to the creation of protective perimeters
20 or buffer zones around each wilderness area. The fact that
21 nonwilderness activities or uses can be seen or heard from
22 areas within a wilderness shall not, of itself, preclude such
23 activities or uses up to the boundary of the wilderness
24 area.
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1 (e) WILDLIFE .AND FISH.-As provided in section
2 4(d)(7) of the Wilderness .Act, nothing in this .Act shall
3 be construed as affecting the jurisdiction or responsibil-
4 ities of the State of Idaho with respect to wildlife and fish
5 in the national forests in the State of Idaho.
6 SEC. 112. GRAZING.
7 Grazing of livestock in wilderness areas designated by
8 this .Act, where established prior to the date of enactment
9 of this .Act, shall be administered in accordance with the
10 provisions of section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness .Act (16
11 U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)), as further interpreted by section 108
12 of Public Law 96-560.
13 TITLE II-IDAHO FOREST
14 MANAGEMENT
15 SEC. 201. PANHANDLE NATIONAL FOREST.
16 (a) GENERAL MANAGEMENT DIRECTIVE.-The man-
17 agement areas and historic area designated by this section
18 shall be administered in accordance with applicable laws
19 including this .Act; the laws, rules, and regulations
20 applicable to the National Forest System; and the docu-
21 ment entitled "Forest Plan Idaho Panhandle National
22 Forests", adopted in .August 1987, as such plan may be
23 revised or amended from time to time.
24 (b) SELKIRK CREST MANAGEMENT AREA.-
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1 (1) DESIGNATION.-The area on the Panhandle
2 National Forest, comprised of approximately 21,120
3 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled "Sel-
4 kirk Crest Management .Area-Proposed", is des-
5 ignated as the Selkirk Crest management area.
6 (2) MANAGEMENT EMPHASIS.-The manage-
7 ment of the Selkirk Crest management area shall be
8 in accordance with the memorandum of understand-
9 ing relating to such area, entered into between the
10 Forest Service and the State of Idaho on May 6,
11 1971, as it may be modified by agreement of the
12 parties.
13 (c) OTHER MANAGEJI.IENT AREAS.-
14 (1) DESIGNATIONS.-The following areas on
15 the Panhandle National Forest, as generally de-
16 picted on the map entitled "Panhandle National
17 Forests Management .Areas-Proposed", are hereby
18 designated as management areas:
Name of Area
Continental Mountain ...................................................... .
Saddle Mountain .............................................................. .
Farnha.m/B>lssell ......................................................•........
Burton Peak ..................................................................... .
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Approximate
Acreage
5,760
6,400
24,320
8,960
10,880
3,840
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20 ment areas designated by paragraph (1) shall be
21 managed to provide for the sustainable growth and
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1 production of commercially valuable wood products
2 and general public use on lands suitable for timber
3 production while managing identified grizzly bear
4 and caribou habitat.
5 (d) MARBLE CREEK HISTORIC AREA..-
6 (1) DESIGNATION.-The area on the Panhandle
7 National Forest, comprised of approximately
8 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled
9 "Marble Creek Historic Area-Proposed", is des-
10 ignated as the Marble Creek historic area.
11 (2) MANAGE:MENT.-(.A) The Marble Creek his-
12 toric area shall be managed to interpret and pro-
13 mote the history of logging. Nothing in this sub-
14 section shall be construed to inhibit logging in the
15 area, except as provided in subparagraph (B).
16 (B) The Marble Creek historic area includes a
17 high country component, comprised of approximately
18 _ acres generally known as the Grandmother
19 Mountain area. The management emphasis of the
20 Grandmotl1er Mountain area shall be primitive, non-
21 motorized recreation and the area shall be managed
22 to promote fishing, hunting, and wildlife -habitat.
23 Logging shall not be permitted in the Grandmother
24 Mountain area.
25 (e) ST. JOE FOREST DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.-
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.-The Secretary shall conduct
2 a demonstration project on the St. Joe National
3 Forest: The purpose of the project shall be to dem-
4 onstrate the change in timber volume as a result of
5 investing in good sites on lands already roaded.
6 (2) SITES.-Within the 6-month period begin-
7 ning on the date of the enactment of this .Act, the
8 Forest Service shall locate sites on the St. Joe N a-
9 tional Forest outside wilderness or other areas where
10 timber harvest is not permitted and where timber
11 productivity is greater than 70 cubic feet per acre
12 per year. These sites shall be intensively managed
13 for timber production using mostly uneven-aged
14 management and silvicultural practices, including
15 pre-commercial thinning, fertilization, pruning, and
16 planting of diverse species. The selection of sites
17 under this paragraph does not preclude the identi-
18 fication of small, high class sites below 5,000 feet in
19 altitude which should be excluded from such man-
20 agement for genetic and biological purposes.
21 (3) MONITORING .AND .APPLICABLE ST.AND-
22 ARDS.-The Forest Service shall continually monitor
23 the demonstration project to determine the change
24 in timber volume. Water quality standards and old-
25 growth standards, as such standards may be modi-
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1 fied from time to time, shall remain ill effect on the
2 lands affected by the demonstration project carried
3 out under this subsection.
4 (4) .ADVISORY GROUP.-The Secretary shall
5 appoint a citizens advisory group to provide guid-
6 ance and advice to the Forest Service ill implement-
7 ing this subsection. The advisory group shall be
8 comprised of 5 local individuals and shall represent
9 diverse interests.
10 (5) EXISTING TIM:BER SALES.-Implementation
11 of this subsection shall not affect timber sales under
12 contract or near completion of preparation as of the
13 end of the 6-month period referred to in paragraph
14 (2).
15 (6) SUNSET.-The demonstration project car-
16 ried out under this subsection shall terminate at the
17 end of the 10-year period beginning on the date of
18 the enactment of this Act.
19 SEC. 202. CLEARWATER NATIONAL FOREST.
20 (a) GENERAL MANAGEMENT DIRECTIVE.-The wild-
21 life corridors designated by this section shall be
22 administered in accordance with applicable laws including
23 this Act; the laws, rules, and regulations applicable to the
24 National Forest System; and the document entitled the
25 "Clearwater National Forest Plan", adopted September
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1 1987, as such plan may be revised or amended from time
2 to time.
3 (b) VANDERBILT WILDLIFE CORRIDOR.-
4 (1) DESIGNATION.-The area on the Clearwater
5 National Forest, comprised of approximately 41,600
6 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled
7 "Vanderbilt Wildlife Corridor-Proposed", is des-
8 ignated as the Vanderbilt wildlife corridor.
9 (2) MANAGEMENT EMPHASIS.-The manage-
10 ment emphasis for the Vanderbilt wildlife corridor
11 shall be on wildlife habitat. Where possible, timber
12 harvest shall make use of existing roads or aerial
13 yarding systems. Road construction should be sub-
14 ordinate to wildlife habitat and water quality, and,
15 where road construction is necessary, obliteration
16 after assurance of successful regeneration is pre-
17 ferred.
18 (c) WEITAS CREEK WILDLIFE CORRIDOR.-
19 (1) DESIGNATION.-The area on the Clearwater
20 National Forest, comprised of approximately 81,280
21 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled
22 "W eitas Creek Wildlife Corridor-Proposed", is des-
23 ignated as tl1e Weitas Creek wildlife corridor.
24 (2) MANAGEMENT EMPHASIS.-The manage-
25 ment emphasis for the W eitas Creek wildlife corridor
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1 shall be on wildlife habitat. Where possible, timber
2 harvest shall make use of existing roads or aerial
3 yarding systems. Road construction should be sub-
4 ordinate to wildlife habitat and water quality, and,
5 where road construction is necessary, obliteration
6 after assurance of successful regeneration is pre-
7 ferred.
8 SEC. 203. NEZ PERCE NATIONAL FOREST.
9 (a) GENERAL MANAGEMENT DIRECTIVE.-The man-
10 agement area designated by this section shall be
11 administered in accordance with applicable laws including
12 this Act; the laws, rules, and regulations applicable to the
13 National Forest System; and the document entitled the
14 "Nez Perce National Forest Plan", adopted October 1987,
15 as such plan may be revised or amended from time to
16 time.
17 (b) UPPER MEADow CREEK MANAGEMENT AREA.-
18 (1) DESIGNATION.-The area on the Nez Perce
19 National Forest, comprised of approximately 32,640
20 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled
21 "Upper Meadow Creek Management Area-Pro-
22 posed", is designated as the Upper Meadow Creek
23 management area.
24 (2) MANAGEMENT EMPHASIS.-The manage-
25 ment emphasis for the Upper Meadow Creek man-
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1 agement area shall be on water quality and
2 anadromous fish habitat while timber shall be man-
3 aged to yield primarily an uneven-aged stand struc-
4 ture with minimum level of low impact roads. Roads
5 constructed after the date of enactment of this Act
6 shall be closed, drainage structures removed, road
7 :fills pulled back to the original ground level, and the
8 disturbed area revegetated.
9 SEC. 204. PAYE'ITE NATIONAL FOREST.
10 (a) GENERAL MANAGEMENT DIRECTIVE.-The man-
11 agement areas designated by this section shall be
12 administered in accordance with applicable laws including
13 this Act; the laws, rules, and regulations applicable to the
14 National Forest System; and the document entitled the
15 "Payette National Forest Plan", adopted _, as such
16 plan may be revised or amended from time to time.
17 (b) RAPID RivER MANAGEMENT AREA.-
18 (1) DESIGNATION.-The area on the Payette
19 National Forest, comprised of approximately 37,760
20 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled
21 "Rapid River Management Area-Proposed", is des-
22 ignated as the Rapid River management area.
23 (2) MANAGEMENT EMPHASIS.-The manage-
24 ment emphasis for the Rapid River management
25 area shall be on water quality, anadromous fish
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1 habitat, and recreation. No roads may be con-
2 structed.
3 (c) FRENCH CREEK MANAGEMENT AREA.-
4 (1) DESIGNATION.-The area on the Payette
5 National Forest, comprised of approximately 10,240
6 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled
7 "French Creek Management .Area-Proposed", is
8 designated as the French Creek management area.
9 (2) MANAGEMENT EMPHA.SIS.-The manage-
10 ment emphasis for the French Creek management
11 area shall be on water quality and anadromous fish
12 habitat. To protect the steep breaklands, timber may
13 not be harvested, and no roads may be constructed,
14 in the area designated as "A." on the map referred
15 to in paragraph (1). Timber may be harvested with-
16 in the area designated as "B" on the map referred
17 to in paragraph (1).
18 (d) JACKSON BAR AmsTRIP.-The Jackson Bar
19 Airstrip, commonly known as the Wilson Bar Airstrip, on
20 the south side of the Salmon River on the Payette Na-
21 tional Forest, section 28, R8E, T24N, within the Frank
22 Church River of No Return Wlidemess shall{:ft apen for
23 use by recreation aviators.
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1 SEC. 205. BOISE NATIONAL FOREST.
2 (a) GENERAL MANAGEMENT DIRECTIVE.-The man-
3 agement areas and recreation area designated by this see-
4 tion shall be administered in accordance with applicable
5 laws including this .Act; the laws, rules, and regulations
6 applicable to the National Forest System; and the docu-
7 ment entitled the "Boise National Forest Plan", adopted
8 .August 1987, as such plan may be revised or amended
9 from time to time.
10 (b) JOHNSON CREEK MANAGEMENT A:REA.-
11 (1) DESIGNATION.-The area on the Boise Na-
12 tional Forest, comprised of approximately 17 4,100
13 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled
14 "Johnson Creek Management .Area-Proposed", is
15 designated as the Johnson Creek management area.
16 (2) MANAGEMENT EMPH.A.SIS.-The manage-
17 - ment emphasis for the Johnson Creek management
18 area shall be on anadromous fish habitat, with tim-
19 her and range activities implemented so that
20 anadromous fish habitat is maintained or improved
21 and scenic quality in visually sensitive areas is pro-
22 tected. Management activities for other r!Jsources
23 shall be consistent with anadromous fish, wildlife,
24 and visual resources.
25 (c) BREADWINNER MANAGEMENT AREA.-
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1 (1) DESIGNATION.-The area on the Boise Na-
2 tional Forest, comprised of approximately 40,829
3 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled
4 "Breadwinner Management Area-Proposed", IS
5 designated as the Breadwinner management area.
6 (2) MANAGEl\IENT EMPHASIS.-The manage-
7 ment emphasis for the Breadwinner management
8 area shall be on wildlife habitat, with timber and
9 range activities implemented so that wildlife habitat
10 is maintained or improved and scenic quality in vis-
11 ually sensitive areas is protected. Management
12 activities for other resources shall be consistent with
13 wildlife and visual resources.
14 (d) SNOWBANK MANAGEMENT .AREA.-
15 (1) DESIGNATION.-The area on the Boise Na-
16 tional Forest, comprised of approximately 21,760
17 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled
18 "Snowbank Management Area-Proposed", is des-
19 ignated as the Snowbank management area.
20 (2) lViANAGEMENT EMPHASIS.-The manage-
21 ment emphasis for the Snowbank management area
22 shall be on recreation. Snowmobile use shalL be per-
23 mitted, but the Secretary may not establish perma-
24 nent trails or roads or allow the use of other motor
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1 vehicles, motorized equipment, or other form of me-
2 chanical transport.
3 (e) LIME CREEK-SOLDIER MOUNT.AlNS RECRE-
4 ATION .AREA.-
5 (1) DESIGNATION.-The area on the Boise Na-
6 tional Forest, comprised of approximately 28,800
7 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled
8 "Lime Creek-Soldier Mountains Recreation Area-
9 Proposed", is designated as the Lime Creek-Sol-
10 dier Mountains Recreation Area (hereafter in this
11 subsection referred to as the "recreation area").
12 (2) .ADMINISTRATION.-(.A.) The Secretary shall
13 administer and manage the recreation area so as to
14 preserve the area's predominantly roadless char-
15 acter, with no additional road construction per-
16 mitted, and to enhance scenic and watershed values,
17 wildlife habitat, and dispersed recreation.
18 (B) The Secretary may, in his discretion and in
19 accordance with Executive Orders 11644 and 11989,
20 permit limited use of the area by motorized vehicles
21 and equipment on roads and trails existing on .April
22 1, 1993, for administrative purposes (incluiling trail
23 maintenance), for activities associated with existing
24 levels of livestock grazing, and for recreational vehi-
25 cle _access where such access was established prior to
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1 April 1, 1993, but only where such uses are compat-
2 ible with the protection and propagation of fish and
3 wildlife within the recreation area.
4 SEC. 206. SALMON NATIONAL FOREST.
5 SEC. 207. SAWTOOTH NATIONAL FOREST.
6 SEC. 208. CHALLIS NATIONAL FOREST.
7 SEC. 209. TARGHEE NATIONAL FOREST.
8 SEC. 210. CARIBOU NATIONAL FOREST.
9 SEC. 211. MANAGEMENT PLANS.
10 (a) CHANGE TO CONFORM TO THE PROVISIONS OF
11 Tms ACT.-The Secretary shall modify the existing land
12 and resource management plans for the national forests
13 affected by this Act to incorporate the provisions of this
14 Act in their entirety. This incorporation shall not be treat­IS
ed as a revision or amendment to the forest plan for the
16 purposes of section 6 of the Forest and Rangeland Renew-
17 able Resources Planning Act of 1974.
18 (b) GENERAL APPLICABILITY OF EXISTING
19 PLANs.-The management areas, wildlife corridors, his-
20 toric area, and recreation area designated by this title
21 shall be managed in accordance with applicable laws in-
22 eluding this Act and the laws, rules, and regulations
23 applicable to the National Forest System and, except as
24 otherwise specifically provided in this Act, in accordance
25 with the applicable land management plan for each such
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1 area in effect on April 1, 1993, and reVIsions or
2 amendments to such plans that may be adopted from tinle
3 to tinle that are not inconsistent with this Act or such
4 laws, rules, and regulations.
5 (c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.-Except as provided in
6 subsection (a), nothing in this Act shall be construed to
7 affect or modify the process of revising or amending land
8 and resource management plans pursuant to section 6 of
9 the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning
10 Act of 1974.
11 SEC. 212. MAP AND DESCRIPTION.
12 As soon as practicable after enactment of this Act,
13 the Secretary shall file a map and a legal description of
14 each management area, wildlife corridor, historic area,
15 and recreation area designated under this title with tl1e
16 Committee on Natural Resources and the Committee on
17 Agriculture of the House of Representatives and with the
18 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Sen-
19 ate. Each such map and description shall have the same
20 force and effect as if included in this Act, except that cor-
21 rection of clerical and typographical errors in such map
22 and legal description may be made. Each such map and
23 legal description shall be on file and available for public
24 inspection in the Office of the Chief of the Forest Service,
25 United States Department of Agriculture.
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1 SEC. 213. WATER QUALITY ON THE PANHANDLE NATIONAL
2 FOREST.
3 (a) IN GENERAL.-The Secretary shall review the
4 water quality standards in effect on the date of the enact­S
ment of this Act on the Panhandle National Forest to de-
6 termine if such standards are sufficient to protectfwater-
7 sheds and water quality on that national forest. If the Sec-
8 retary finds that such standards-
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water quality standards which are sufficient to
protect fisheries, watersheds and water quality. on
the national forest and include such standards in the
report required by I*t~la=gxrarphl (r2)l; ~orr r:----- suss~ c_ TJ 010 (.1)
(2) are sufficient but are not being met, the
Secretary shall address why such standards are not
being met in the the report required by ~~sgrapk Su.~C77DJJ(bj
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(b) REPORT.-Within 18 months after the date of the
19 enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report
20 to the Congress which shall include the findings of the
21 Secretary under subsection (a) and any other matter re-
22 quired to be included in the report by subsection (.a). Each
23 report shall contain a summary of the comments received
24 pursuant to subsection (c).
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1 (c) PuBLIC COMMENT.-The Secretary shall provide
2 an opportunity for public comment on the report before
3 submitting the report to Congress under subsection (b).
4 SEC. 214. MONITORING OF MANAGEMENT AREAS.
5 (a) IN GENERAL.-The Secretary shall review exist-
6 ing monitoring efforts by the State, Federal Government,
7 and Indian tribes for each of the management areas, wild­S
life corridors, historic area, and recreation area designated
9 by this title to determine whether such efforts assure that
10 adequate information is available to assure compliance
11 with applicable standards in the land and resource man-
12 agement plan applicable to the management area. If under
13 such efforts adequate information-
14 (1) is not available, the Secretary shall develop
15 and implement a monitoring program to collect in-
16 formation that is needed; and
17 (2) is available, the Secretary shall, upon the
18 availability of such information, use such informa-
19 tion when implementing activities under the plan.
20 (b) REPORT.-Not later than four years after the
21 date of the enactment of this Act and every four years
22 thereafter, the Secretary shall submit a report to Congress
23 that assesses the effectiveness of these designations made
24 by this title to assure proper management of the des-
25 ignated areas, and the monitoring of those areas, includ-
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1 ing the types of information being collected by the Sec-
2 retary pursuant to subsection (a). Each report shall con-
3 tain ~t summary of the comments received pursuant to sub-
4 section (c).
5 (c) PuBLIC COMMENT .-In implementing this section
6 and before submitting a report to Congress under sub-
7 section (b), the Secretary shall provide an opportunity for
8 public comment, including comment by scientists, inter-
9 ested agencies, and user groups.
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MULTIPLE USE
12 SEC. 301. WJLDERNESS REVIEW.
13 · (a) FINDINGS.-The Congress finds that-
14 (1) the Department of Agriculture has studied
15 the suitability of roadless areas for inclusion in the
16 National Wilderness Preservation System; and
17 (2) the Congress has made its own review and
18 examination of National Forest System roadless
19 areas in the State of Idaho and the environmental
20 impacts associated with alternative allocations of
21 such areas.
22 (b) JUDICIAL REviEW.-On the basis of such review,
23 the Congress hereby determines and directs that without
24 otherwise passing on the question of the legal and factual
25 sufficiency of the wilderness suitability review of the land
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1 and resource management plans and their associated envi-
2 ronmental impact statements for National Forest System
3 lands in the State of Idaho completed prior to the enact-
4 ment of this Act, determinations and recommendations as
5 to the suitability of roadless areas for inclusion in the N a-
6 tional Wilderness Preservation System and the environ-
7 mental analyses directly related to such determinations
8 and recommendations (prior to the revision of such plans)
9 shall not be subject to judicial review, except that-
10 (1) except for determinations and rec-
11 ommendations on suitability for inclusion in the N a-
12 tional Wilderness Preservation System, nothing in
13 this section shall preclude judicial review of land and
14 resource management plans or decisions implement-
IS ing such plans or any decisions made concerning the
16 management of National Forest System lands other
17 than the suitability determinations; and
18 (2) except for wilderness suitability determina-
19 tions, nothing in this section shall preclude judicial
20 review of Forest Service regional guides and other
21 departmental policies of general applicability, nor
22 prevent a court from invalidating forest planning de-
23 cisions which fail to comply with applicable law.
24 (c) RELEASE.-Those National Forest System lands
25 in the State of Idaho which were not designated as wilder-
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1 ness or management areas, wildlife corridors, historic
2 area, or recreation area by this .Act shall be managed for
3 multiple use in accordance with land and resource man-
4 agement plans developed pursuant to section 6 of the For-
5 est and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning .Act of
6 1974, as amended by the National Forest Management
7 .Act of 1976, and other applicable law, and those areas
8 need not be managed for the purpose of protecting their
9 suitability for wilderness designation prior to or during re-
10 vision of the land and resource management plans.
11 (d) PLAN REVISIONS.-In the event that revised land
12 management plans in the State of Idaho are implemented
13 pursuant to section 6 of the Forest and Rangeland Renew-
14 able Resources Planning . .Act of 1974, as amended by the
15 National Forest Management .Act of 1976, and other
16 applicable law, areas not recommended for wilderness des-
17 ignation need not be managed for the purpose of protect-
18 ing their suitability for wilderness designation for a mini-
19 mum of 10 years after the date of enactment of this .Act,·
20 and areas recommended for wilderness designation shall
21 be managed for the purpose of protecting their suitability
22 for wilderness designation.
23 (e) FURTHER REvmw.-Unless expressly authorized
24 by Congress,the Department of .Agriculture shall not con-
25 duct any further statewide roadless area review and eval-
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1 uation of National Forest System lands in the State of
2 Idaho for the purpose of determining their suitability for
3 incluf:!ion in the National Wilderness Preservation System.
4 (f) REv:rsroNs.-As used in this section, and as pro-
5 vided inspection 6 of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable
6 Resources Planning Act of 1974, as amended by the Na-
7 tional Forest Management Act of 1976, the term "revi-
8 sion" shall not include an amendment to a land and re-
9 source management plan.
10 TITLE IV-IDAHO RURAL
11 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
12 SEC. 401. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
13 (a) FINDINGS.-The Congress finds the following:
14 (1) Idaho's rural communities are faced with
15 the need to diversify their economic base.
16 (2) The natural resources and the infrastruc-
17 ture of Idaho's national forests need to be rehabili-
18 tated to enhance the quality of Idaho's national for-
19 ests.
20 (3) Solutions to these issues can be com-
21 plementary if employment opportunities are created
22 that accomplish the much needed natural resources
23 work, including the backlog of work which has
24 accumulated over time in Idaho.
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1 (b) PuRPosE.-The purposes of this titJe are to in-
2 crease the ability of the Secretary of .Agriculture to provide
3 addibonal assistance under existing authority of such Sec-
4 retary to rural communities located in or near national
5 forests in the State of Idaho to aid in diversifying these
6 communities' economic bases and to complete needed eco-
7 system restoration and rehabilitation projects to improve
8 the quality of Idaho's national forest resources.
9 SEC. 402. ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION AND REHABILITATION
10 PROJECTS.
11 (a) IN GENERAL.-The Secretary shall utilize the
12 authority of the National Forest-Dependent Rural Com-
13 munities Diversification Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6611 et
14 seq.) to effect the purposes of this title and shall promote
15 ecosystem restoration and rehabilitation programs and
16 projects through technical assistance, grants, and coopera-
17 tive agreements with agencies of the State of Idaho, local
18 governments, organizations, private corporations, and
19 landowners.
20 (b) ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION.-Rehabilitation
21 projects which may be carried out under subsection (a)
22 include--
23 (1) rehabilitation of watersheds and npanan
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(2) closure of timber and other roads, oblitera­tion
of temporary roads, and revegetation and sta­bilization
of road cuts and fills;
(3) reduction of nonpoint source pollution
through revegetation;
(4) restoration and enhancement of fish and
wildlife habitat;
(5) silvicultural treatment of forest stands to
restore vigor, improve health, and reduce risk of
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allotments;
(7) rehabilitation of mines;
(8) inventory, treatment, and control of noxious
weeds; and
(9) maintenance of e..~sting trails currently in
substandard condition.
(c) PRIORITIZING PROJECTS.-ln establishing prior-
19 ity projects for the purposes of this section, the Secretary
20 shall give priority to the following:
21 (1) Implementation of projects which will allow
22 for future flexibility in commodity produets from
23 limited watersheds and which would assist in chi-
24 nook salmon recovery efforts.
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1 (2) Repair of high-volume recreation roads
2 which would greatly reduce sedimentation into criti-
3 cal anadromous fish waterways.
4 (d) PRIORITY PROJECTS.-In carrying out this see-
S tion, the Secretary shall give priority to the following
6 areas:
7 (1) PANHANDLE NATIONAL FOREST.-Priority
8 drainages listed as unscheduled in the forest plan for
9 the Idaho Panhandle National Forests (1987):
10 (A) COEUR D'.ALENE RIVER DRAINAGE.-
11 (i) Steamboat Creek.
12 (ii) Flat Creek.
13 (iii) Downey Creek.
14 (iv) Boo-tjack Creek.
15 (v) Lieberg Creek.
16 (vi) Lavern Creek.
17 (vii) Cougar Creek.
18 (viii) Cabin Creek.
19 (ix) Comfey Creek.
20 (x) Browns Creek.
21 (xi) Haystack Creek.
22 (xii) Cottonwood Creek.
23 (xiii) Miners Creek.
24 (x) Fortier Creek.
25 (xi) Tie Creek.
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1 (xii) Cascade Creek.
2 (B) ST. JOE DRAINAGE.-
3 (i) Gold Creek.
4 (ii) Brnin Creek.
5 (iii) Quartz Creek.
6 (C) ST. MARIES RIVER DRAINAGE.-
7 (i) Fish Hook Creek.
8 (ii) Norton Creek.
9 (iii) West Fork Mary.
10 (iv) Little East Fork Emerald.
11 (v) Catspur.
12 (2) CLEARWATER NATIONAL FOREST.-
13 (A) Lolo Creek.
14 (B) Eldorado Creek.
15 (C) Yoosa Creek.
16 (D) Crooked Fork.
17 (E) Pete King.
18 (F) Canyon Creek.
19 (G) Deadman Creek.
20 (H) China Creek.
21 (I) Osier Creek.
22 ( J) Laundry Creek.
23. (K) Sheep Creek.
24 (L) Sneak Creek.
25 (M) South Fork Beaver Creek.
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1 (N) Quartz Creek.
2 (3) NEZ PERCE NATIONAL FOREST.-Projects
3 ·listed in the document entitled "Economic Sustain-
4 ability and Diversification Options, 1993".
5 (4) PAYETTE NATIONAL FOREST.-
6 (A) Ruby Road.
7 (B) Grouse Creek Road.
8 (C) Lake Creek Road.
9 (D) California Lake.
10 (E) Projects listed in the document enti-
11 tied "South Fork Sahnon River Restoration
12 Strategy'', dated March 1989.
13 (5) BOISE NATIONAL FOREST.-
14 (A) MIDDLE FORK S.ALMON.-
15 (i) Elk Creek (trib to Bear Valley
16 Creek).
17 (ii) Bear Valley Creek.
18 (B) SOUTH FORK S.ALMON.-
19 (i) Upper South Fork Sahnon.
20 (ii) Johnson Creek.
21 (C) BOISE RIVER.-
22 (i) Mores Creek.
23 (ii) Grimes Creek.
24 (iii) Lower South Fork Boise.
25 (iv) Upper South Fork Boise.
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1 (v) North Fork Boise.
2 (D) PAYETTE RIVER.-
3 (i) Middle Fork Payette.
4 (ii) Squaw Creek Basin.
5 (e) PRIORITY COMMUNITIES.-ln implementing this
6 section, the Secretary shall give priority consideration to--
7 (1) the areas of highest unemployment that are
8 in or near national forests in the State of Idaho; and
9 (2) rural communities in the State of Idaho
10 that have historically been dependent on national
11 forest system lands.
12 (f) RURAL COMMUNITY.-For the purposes of this
13 title, the term "rural community'' has the same meaning
14 given such term by section 2374(3) of the National For-
15 est-Dependent Rural Communities Diversification Act of
16 1990 (7 u.s.a. 6612(3)).
17 SEC. 403. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
18 There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as
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IDAHO WILDERNESS, SUSTAINABLE FORESTS AND COMMUNITIES ACT OF 1993
MR LAROCCO: Mr. Speaker, last year, I pledged to resolve the
roadless areas issue in Idaho through legislation. I said then
that we Idahoans must finally resolve this issue or others would
do it for us. I promised to introduce a bill by March 31, 1993.
Today, I keep that pledge by introducing the "Idaho
Wilderness, Sustainable Forests and Communities Act of 1993. 11 I
emphasize, this is another step in the process of legislation
which will no doubt be changed before final passage by Congress.
Early in December 1992 I began a series of town meetings to
hear directly from Idahoans on how to resolve the roadless area
issue in Idaho. The Idaho roadless area dispute has caused
stalemate, gridlock, uncertainty and instability. It has been
particularly harmful to small communities most directly affected
by land management agencies on neighboring national forests.
This legislation is a sound, defensible proposal which will
foster further discussion on the statewide resolution of this
contentious issue. It is balanced and it is serious. It .
represents the hard work of many thoughtful Idahoans who want to
put polarization and gridlock behind us. The legislative process
can now begin in earnest in the U.S. House of Representatives.
THE PROCESS
I began with eight town meetings throughout the First
District which were attended by more than 2,000 Idaho citizens. I
devoted some 27 hours to listening to 326 speakers express· their
viewpoints on Idaho Wilderness.
During the four-month period from December through March, I
assigned two professional staff members, experienced in natural
resources issues, to follow up on the town meetings by
interviewing groups and individuals who expressed deep concerns
about the outcome of an Idaho Wilderness bill.
More than 120 contacts were made including representatives
from: academia, the timber industry, loggers, labor unions,
scientists, biologists, tree planters, elected officials,
outfitters and guides, jet boaters, federal and state agency
personnel, ORV users, hunters, fishermen, miners, livestock·
interests, farmers, educators, environmentalists, snowmobilers
and Native Americans.
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These contacts included organized groups such as the
Intermountain Forest Industries Association, Associated Logging
Contractors, Northwest Timber Workers Association, Idaho
Conservation·League, Sierra Club, Inland Empire Public Lands
Coalition, Idaho Forest Watch, The Wilderness Society, Idaho
Environmental Council, Audubon Society, Idaho Farm Bureau·,
Paperworkers Union, Carpenters Union, Woodworkers Union, Idaho
Cattle Association, Idaho Woolgrowers, Idaho Snowmobile
Association, Idaho Aviation Association, North Idaho Trail
Riders organization, Boundary County Backpackers, Environmental
Balance Committee and the Society of American Foresters.
The process was intended to be inclusionary, not
exclusionary, and I believe it has been so.
In addition to personal contacts, I received many
written statements, maps, letters and comments from individuals
and groups throughout Idaho.
I also met with Governor Andrus and the Idaho Congressional
delegation to forge an agreement to move forward with an Idaho
Wilderness bill. My legislation, then, begins the legislative
process in the Congress.
I can summarize the results of this public participation
process as follows:
1. The timing is right.
2. There is a need for certainty for timber
harvesting.
3. There is a need to focus on specific areas.
4. There is a need to protect current jobs and to
create new jobs.
5. Wilderness values are changing. Beyond recreation,
many Idahoans expressed concerns about wildlife
habitat, water quality and healthy ecosystems.
I deeply appreciate the participation of many concerned
Idahoans. Without their help I would never have been able to
draft an Idaho Wilderness Bill responsive to the needs of Idaho.
I want to especially express my appreciation to Governor
Andrus for his support. I also want to make it clear that
protecting Idaho's natural resources while providing certainty,
stability and sustainability remains my highest priority.
I continued this process by applying the latest and best
science available and by working with the best tecnnical experts.
I made use of GAP Analysis, a computerized system that compares
layers of resource information. I reviewed the Forest Plans of
all five national forests in the First District, and I studied
the roadless parcels area by area.
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I reviewed other proposals as well as the McClure-Andrus
wilderness effort of 1988. Past efforts to resolve this issue
were building blocks in the process.
I continue, even today, to shuttle my staff among the
various interested individuals to gather information, test ideas
and seek new ones. I established a self-imposed timetable to
accomplish this task that brought me to where I am today.
THB NATIONAL ~ORBSTS
The following are site-specific highlights of the major
features of my legislation for each national forest in the First
Congressional District. All acres are approximate:
Idaho Panhandle National Forests:
From 48 inventoried roadless areas totaling 853,000 acres
I examined and made determinations on seven of them. Of the
seven, I proposed three new areas totalling 79,360 acres for
Wilderness designation.
They are:
Salmo Priest Additions
Long Canyon
Scotchmen Peaks
Total
19,200 acres
39,040 acres
21.120 acres
79,360 acres
The Salmo Priest includes all the area proposed in the Idaho
Panhandle Forest Plan as well as the area proposed for Wild and
Scenic River study.
Long canyon includes the Long Canyon and Parker Creek
drainages as well as portions of the Selkirk Crest area that was
recommended for wilderness designation in the Forest Plan. The
remaining Selkirk Crest area, comprising 21,120 acres, is
proposed for Special Management Area designation.
The Scotchmen Peaks area includes only the areas
recommended for wilderness in the Forest Plan.
The remaining 773,640 acres were released to their assigned
Forest Plan prescription or to Special Management Area status.
My objective was to designate the areas of highest quality
Wilderness and yet free up areas important for timber harvest and
other uses.
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Proposed Special Management Areas:
Selkirk Crest
Continental Mountain
saddle Mountain
Farnham/Russell
Burton Peak
Katka Peak
Bald Eagle
Timber/Buck
Marble Creek Historic Area
Total
21,120 acres
5,760 acres
6,400 acres
24,320.acres
8,960 acres
10,880 acres
3,840 acres
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88,960 acres
The Selkirk Crest SMA is the remainder of the area that was
recommended for wilderness in the forest plan. I have proposed
the area to be managed for dispersed recreation according to the
1971 agreement between the. Forest service and the State of Idaho.
The r~maining 67,840 acres of Special Management Areas are to be
managed for commercial timber production, general public use and
wildlife •
The Marble Creek Historic Area includes Marble creek, parts
of the st. Maries River and the roadless area known as
Grandmother Mountain. The area will be managed to depict logging
history. Logging will be permitted to continue on sites below
5000 ft. elevation. The higher elevation area around Grandmother
Mountain is a pristine, unroaded area with some wilderness
attributes. It will be managed for primitive recreation and
prohibit all motorized use. A map and acreage determination have
yet to be completed.
Idaho Panhandle NF summary:
Wilderness
Special Management Areas
Released to Forest Plan
Total
Clearwater National Forest:
79,360 acres
88,960 acres
684.680 acres
853,000 acres
From sixteen inventoried roadless areas totaling some
950,300 acres I examined and made determinations on twelve of
them. Of these twelve,. I proposed four new areas totalling
422,400 acres for Wilderness.
They are:
Mallard-Larkins
The Great Burn
Lewis and Clark (Fish/Hungry)
Selway Bitterroot Additions
Total
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158,080 acres
179,200 acres
53,760 acres
31.360 acres
422,400 acres
The Mallard-Larkins includes Foehl Creek, an area composed
of thin soils and low timber values and some minor additions to
those recommended in the Clearwater and Idaho Panhandle National
Forests Plans.
The Great Burn includes the area recommended in the
Clearwater Forest Plan in addition to the Cayuse drainage and the
.Junction Mountain area. This area is contiguous to a wilderness
proposal in Montana which meshes with my proposal.
The Lewis and Clark proposed wilderness is an important·
cultural resource because it contains a portion of the Lewis and
Clark Trail that is just as it was when Lewis and Clark made
their journey through the area.
The remaining 528,000 acres are released to their assigned
Forest Plan prescription or to Special Management Area status.
My objective was to designate the areas of highest quality
Wilderness and yet free up areas important for timber harvest and
other uses.
Proposed Special Management Areas (wildlife corridors):
East Weitas
Vanderbilt Hill
Total
81,280 acres
41.600 acres
122,880 acres
I have drafted prescriptive language for these areas to
protect water quality, wildlife migration corridors and allow
timber harvest and motorized recreation.
Clearwater National Forest summary:
Wilderness
Special Management Areas
Released to Forest Plan
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422,400 acres
122,880 acres
405.920 acres
950,300 acres
Nez Perce National Forest;
Of a total of 503,000 acres, only Meadow Creek, comprising
approximately 200,000 acres, was studied for Wilderness
designation. Approximately 160,000 acres are proposed for
Wilderness, and 32,640 acres for Special Management. The
remainder (near the mouth of Meadow Creek) was released to Forest
Plan prescription.
The Wilderness proposal includes both sides of Meadow Creek
and would be an addition to the Selway Bitterroot Wilderness.
The Special Management Area lies in the headwaters of the west
side of Meadow Creek. I have drafted prescriptive language for
timber harvest for the area which recognizes the importance of
soil stability and water quality. The Meadow Creek is an
outstanding, pristine drainage of significant importance to
native and anadromous fisheries.
Nez Perce National Forest summary;
Wilderness
Special Management Area
Released to Forest Plan
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160,000 acres
32,640 acres
310.360 acres
503,000 acres
Payette National Forest:
From 21 roadless areas totaling 1,079,300 acres I have
examined and made determinations on seven of them. Of these
seven, I have proposed 294,520 acres in five new Wilderness
areas.
They are:
Patrick Butte 42,240 acres
French Creek 37,760 acres
Needles 95,800 acres
Secesh 116,200 acres
Frank Church River of /
No Return Addition 27.520 acres
Total 294,520 acres
The Needles and Secesh areas were recommended through the
Forest planning process. I have added portions of Patrick Butte,
French Creek, and an addition to the Frank Church River of No
Return Wilderness area. These areas support most wildlife species
common to Central Idaho mountains and contain numerous mountain
lakes and streams.
The remaining 784,780 acres were released to their assigned
Forest Plan prescriptions or to a Special Management category.
My objectiye was to designate the areas of highest quality
Wilderness and yet free up areas important for recreation and
timber harvesting •
I have proposed two areas for Special Management:
Rapid River
French Creek
Total
37,760 acres
10.240 acres
48,000 acres
The prescriptions for these areas allow for environmentally
sensitive timber harvest that recognizes the importance of soil
stability and water quality. They also recognize the need for
wildlife values and motorized recreation.
Payette National Forest
Wilderness
Special Management Area
Released to Forest Plan
Total
Summary
294,520
48,000
736.780
1,079,300
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Boise National Forest:
From 22 inventoried roadless areas totaling 1,200,000 acres I
have examined and made determinations on 15 of them. Of these 15, I
have proposed 291,210 acres in five new Wilderness areas.
They are:
Red Mountain 88,000 acres
Ten Mile/Black Warrior 78,800 acres
Hanson Lake 14,200 acres
Needles 3,970 acres
Peace Rock 106.240 acres
Total 291,210 acres
The Red Mountain, Ten Mile/Black Warrior areas are in the Boise
National Forest while the Hanson Lake area is located on three
National Forests; Challis, Sawtooth, and Boise. The Needles area is
an addition to the Needles area in the Payette National Forest to the
north. All of these areas were recommended through the Forest planning
process. I have added Peace Rock which is important for wildlife
summer range while having a high potential for soil erosion.
The remaining 908,790 acres were released to their assigned
Forest Plan prescriptions or to a Special Management category. My
objective was to designate the areas of highest quality Wilderness and
yet free up areas important for timber harvest and recreation.
I have proposed four areas for
Breadwinner
Lime Creek
Snowbank
Johnson Creek
Total
Special Management:
40,830 acres
28,800 acres
21,760 acres
174.100 acres
265,490 acres
The prescriptions for these areas protect important fisheries
habitat,·provide for motorized recreation and allow for timber
harvesting which recognizes fragile soils and water.quality.
I have included 28,800 acres in the Lime Creek recreation area
which is managed by the Boise National ·Forest. This area is part of a
larger recreation area comprising a total of approximately 90,000
acres most of which is located on the Sawtooth National Forest and
warrants Congressional action in its entirety.
Boise National Forest Summary
Wilderness
Special Management Area
Released to Forest Plan
Total
291,210
265,490
643.300
1,200,000
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Boise National Forest;
Wilderness
Red Mountain
Hanson Lake
Ten Mile/Black Warrior
Needles
Peace Rock
Total
special Management Areas
Breadwinner
Lime Creek
Snowbank
Johnson Creek
Total
Payette National Forest;
Wilderness
Patrick Butte
French creek
Needles
Secesh
Frank Church RNR Addition
Total
Special Management Areas
Rapid River
French Creek
Total
Nez Perce National Forest;
Wilderness
Meadow Creek
Total
Special Management Area
Upper Meadow Creek
Total
Clearwater National Forest;
Wilderness
Mallard Larkin
Great Burn
Selway Bitterroot Addition
Lewis and Clark
Total
Summary
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Approximate
Acres
88,000
14,200
78,800
3.970
106.240
291,210
40,830
28,800
21,760
174.100
265,490
42,200
37,760
95,800
116,200
27.520
294,520
37,760
10.240
48,000
160.000
160,000
32 .·640
32,640
158,080
179,200
31,360
53.760
422,400
Special Management Areas
Weitas
Vanderbilt
Total
Panhandle National Forest:
Wilderness
Long canyon
Scotchman Peaks
Salmo Priest
Total
Special Management
Selkirk crest
Continental Mt.
Saddle Mt.
Farnham/Russell
Burton Peak
Katka Peak
Bald Eagle
Timber Buck
Total
Wilderness
Special Management Area
Released to Forest Plan
Total
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GRAND TOTAL
1,247,490 acres
557,970 acres
2.780.140 acres
4,585,600 acres
81,280
41.600
122,880
39,040
21,120
19.200
79,360
21,120
5,760
6,400
24,320
8,960
10,880
3,840
'7,680
88,960
SPBCXAL DlfAGBJil!lll'l' UBAS
In addition to wilderness, my legislation designates special
management areas. Prescriptions for these areas would reflect
Congressional intent for the management emphasis, and would set
reasonable, verifia~le constraints on activities which could occur in
the area. A comprehensive monitoring program, to assure proper
management of the designated areas, is an integral component of my
legislation.
In developing the management area prescriptions, care was taken
not to "micro-manage" the area, recognizing that most land management
decisions are best left to scientists and professional land managers.
Additionally, future advances in the science of land management ·Should
not be precluded by tying the hands of tomorrow's land managers.
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ST. JOE FOREST DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
I have included a demonstration project for the st. Joe National
Forest with the goal of investing in good sites to grow more timber
volume on lands already roaded. Once these highly productive sites
are located, they are to be intensively managed for timber using
mostly uneven-aged management and silvicultural practices including
pre-commercial thinning, fertilization, pruning and planting of
diverse species. A citizens advisory group will help monitor the
program's effectiveness, and the program will terminate after 10
years.
WATER
Because so much is currently "fluid" on the issue
rights, I have chosen, for now, to be silent on water.
address the issue during the legislative process.
of water
I plan to
Several efforts in progress hold promise for helping address this
issue in an Idaho wilderness bill. Those efforts include: compromise
language under negotiation for another wilderness bill currently
before Congress; the Snake River adjudication process where th~
federal government has already asserted claims on federal lands; and
changes in water policy which may be made by the current
Administration.
FOREST AND WATERSHED RESTORATION AND JOBS
In an effort to provide certainty on forest lands which are
already roaded, my bill calls for restoration of forests and
watersheds, and authorizes jobs to carry out these restoration
activities.
The condition of many roaded areas require that future management
and production options be severely restricted until restoration
efforts are in place. Further, the listing of the Chinook Salmon
under the Endangered Species Act provides a further catalyst for
restoring these lands.
Because of this extensive backlog.of restoration work on Idaho's
forests, my bill provides not just an "economic stimulus" package, but
a long-term "economic stability" initiative. And the jobs created
will not be just temporary jobs, but real jobs which will support
families. The skilled workers needed to implement restoration
activities include sawyers, heavy equipment operators, woods workers,
carpenters, engineers and farm equipment operators, as well as forest
management professionals.
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PANHANDLE WATER QUALITY STANDARDS:
In response to the concern expressed at my town meetings, I have
directed the Secretary to review the water quality standards for the
Panhandle National Forest. The review will determine if the standards
are sufficient to protect fisheries, watersheds and.water quality and
if the standards are being properly implemented. The Secretary is
directed to prepare a report to Congress which will allow for public
comment.
RBLBAS:S
There has been much confusion about what "release" language
accomplishes. I have tried to include release language in my
legislation which is standard in most wilderness bills, but I want to
be clear about what this language does and does DQt do.
What my legislation does:
• It states that both the Forest Service and Congress have studied
the roadless areas in Idaho for their suitability as wilderness.
• It states that the national forest lands in ~daho which were not
designated as wilderness or as special management areas are
released for multiple use under the direction of the forest plans
or other statutory requirements.
• It states that, for 10 years, or until the forest plans are
revised (whichever period is longer), the released lands do not
have to be protected to maintain their suitability for future
designation as wilderness. But, because wilderness is ~onsidered
a multiple use under the Multiple Use Sustained Yield Act, the
Forest Service still has the option to managed them as
wilderness.
• It clarifies that during the plan revision process, which could
last for several years, the released lands will remain released.
• It states that, once the revised plans are implemented, areas
which are not recommended for wilderness designation during the
revision do not have to be managed to maintain their wilderness
suitability, but areas which ~ recommended for wilderness
during the revision process shall be managed to protect their
suitability for wilderness designation.
• It insulates from judicial review the wilderness determination
decisions made during the forest plan revision, but allows
judicial review on other plan decisions.
• It relieves the Forest Service from the obligation to conduct a
statewide review of roadless lands to determine if they are
suitable for wilderness.
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What my legislation does not do:
• It does not limit judicial review on any action but wilderness
determinations made during forest plan revisions, and so allows
actions under the National Forest Management Act, National
Environmental Policy Act, Endangered Species Act and other
environmental laws to be reviewed in court.
• It does not limit or prohibit appeals; Much to the credit of
Senator Larry Craig, a new appeals process was enacted last year
which limits frivolous appeals and sets a deadline for
individuals to file an appeal and a limit on the Forest Service'
response time. New regulations are now being promulgated by the
Forest Service.
In two ways, I am "going the extra mile" on release. First,
instead of just releasing lands until the next planning cycle, I want
to assure there is at least a 10-year period of certainty for the
released lands. I am doing this because by the time my legislation is
enacted, most of the plans for Idaho forests may be only three or four
years away from revision, and therefore, only three or four years of
certainty are provided.
Second, I have also insulated from judicial review the Forest
Service's decision to allocate roadless areas to wilderness when the
forest plans are revised·. However, I have stopped short of excluding
all land allocation decisions in the forest·plan from judicial review.
GRAZING
Grazing is one of the multiple uses of wilderness, and my
legislation allows grazing where it is established prior to enactment
and in accordance with the Wilderness Act.
AddLtionally, my legislation references a House Report from the
96th Congress whic~ further clarifies which grazing-related management
activities can occur. This report has been referenced in past
wilderness bills and clarifies that wilderness designation should not
be used as an excuse to "phase out" grazing, and that activities
necessary to maintain support facilities are allowed, including the
occasional use of motorized equipment, "where practical alternatives
do not exist."
Grazing is allowed on special management areas designated by my
legislation where it complies with forest plan standards.
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involved in the iuue if the Pwhajll a t.enda e«on: :t.'. :
talk• failed, i' •till willing to ·:u~· what'• needed to nt: :
make good on that promite. tbJa uclent itaua aettlocl onee::
The downaide of taking the ~tt.~:.e,l!. , ,,~;.~,; .. ,,,;:;~:·' ·:;-'
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Paid for by LaRocco for Congre~~ .. ·
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H1140 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE March 9, 1994
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SPECIAL ORDERS
The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr.
STRICKLAND). Under the Speaker's an­nounced
policy of February 11, 1994.
and under a previous order or the
House, the following Members will be
recognized for 5 minutes each.
REDUCTION IN REGULATORY CON­TROL
OF FEDERAL RESERVE
BOARD is· SUBJECT TO PRO­l'OSED
LEGISLATION
ent regulator, and against my legisla~ cial order because I would like t.o t..1.lk
tion. H.R. 1214, which is essentially a little bit to my colleagues who are
similar. very interested in natural resources
At the November 9. 1993, Banking out in the Rocky Mountain region and
Committee hearings I asked Chris- particulatly my State of Idaho.
topher Drogoul. the convicted official Let me tell my colleagues that I have
of the Banca Naziona.Ie Del La.voro introduced a wilderness bill, and we are
agency branch in Atlanta, GA, how the going to have a hearing on that bill
Federal Reserve Bank examiners could next week in the Public Lands Sub­miss
billions of dOllars of illegal loans, committee here that would designate
most of which ended up in the hands of 1.3 million acres of wilderness in my
Saddam Hussein. Mr. Drogoul stated; district out of about 4 million acres of
The task of the Fed {bank examiner) was roadless lands. I also want to talk
simply to confirm that the State of Georgia about efforts to lock up, in my termi­audit
revealed no major problema. And thus, nology, every acre of roadless lands in
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a their audit of BNL usually consisted of a. the State of Idaho.
previous order of the House, the gen- one- or two-day review of the State of Gear- There is a proposal before this House
tlema.n from Texas [Mr. GONZALEZ] is gta's preltminary results, followed by a cup that has actually 48 cosponsors called..,·
recognized for 5 minutes. of espresso in the :nanager·s office. the Northern Rockies Ecosystem Pro-
Mr. GONZALEZ. Mr. Speaker, for the The Federal Reserve bank examiner's tection Act which would take very acre
past 2 weeks, many of you have lis- friendly chat and cup of espresso in the of roadless lands in my district in the
tened to me describe the conOicts of manager's office at BNL is symbolic of State of Idaho, and in Wyoming and
interest, incestuous regulator~ rela- a collegial atmosphere tha.t may very Montana, and put it into wilderness. I
tionship and lack of accountability well get in the way ·of proper super- think that effort is excessive. I think it
taking place at the Federal Reserve. vision and regulation. is radical, and I think it is way out of
One brave person, knowing of the !'have told you about the officials of whack, and out of balance.
work t have been doing on the FED, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York I have introduced a bill that would
has approached me with chilling de- regularly dining at expensive res- counteract that. Actually I have writ­ta.
lla about UDSthlcal conduct taking taurants as guests or the bank& they ten a bill. I have dr&lted & bill. But I
pJ.a.ce at the J'edcal Reserve. This per- regulate. Th1a week the ethlca omcer &m not gol!llr to formr.lly Introduce lt.
- ~-oon -~~ a fOrmer J'ecleral RelcVii bank or the New York Federal Reoernlli&DII: It I really wantecl to have eqllity an4
e"*'l'!ner who - Yolunteered to ex- Informed the Banki!llr Committee th&t pe.rity bet-n my cliatrlct, oay, ~
- ~ ~ condu~t 1n the New York Federal Reserve li&DII: om- the IIPOIW»' er the Nortlleftl Baclliea
J'Neral PEl •• examinatlcn> procey. clal8 &re still accepting meala paid for EcosYBtem Protactlon Ace. It urotlld 110
~· ,._ The llltaei'Jprt --lOt~ 10 bad thet by the regu!atecl banll:a, despite the oomethiDII' lllte tlllll: It WOlll:ll • a b1ll , ..
~·.. · the ep""Der_CiliC!deel td\llllit .worii:IDII' fact· th&t· accePtllllr ih- expensive 'that would 111.7 to d¥'1" a eertaln:.
~ • . . at ca. no cGlller tllan ~tomach the meala would- be llll'i'&l for ~utlve . lands or the lftb ~ Dlltrtet ,·
'"·--' c:Aile'*lt• •· _ branch Govel'llm811t emp~ey-. )~Vhen. ortheStateofNewYarlt•"'V4"'' !'. ...
'"'6'•,-• .-. · -'DIII':a'-•:-., -~ 'llltll&tlon. ~oned alJCnitthlasncttce. 'tlleelih- andforotheriiWW•R• Gll4tlir. · · v ~-' . ._.., '«:''"' 1 Mrldlli ,._, llllltcra lea_ omcer told the !!an'klnlf CQIIIDllt- the Senate an4 &be....,_ "'F~ r S1 i!';. .
.. , ~:a111Jat tho "**er&1 · R¥erYe .. tee,: "Since the .Stone Ajre, men have atlvea of the UD!ted s-·or ~-·':,;,,
cODU!duuent to en!Orcin8 the Commu- been trading Information over nrea." · and Con~~~"'"" ioaMmblec1 that t!WI a.:t
IIttY~ Act and pollci!llr tor The. point Is th&t the Pederal Reserv~ may be cited u the Wll....,_ Eqllity'
, -In le!!!!!UW JII'&CtiOOL . -reCUSea to subject Itself to reuonable Act of 1994, and, Mr. Speallu, what th1a -.
; ·:. '1'118 •'M"'I"at IIS!I a team .Qt'banll: ex- ethl,cal stants in my
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March 9, 1994 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE Hll41
di~trict, the Frank Church River of No
Return WtlderneBS. It is a great treas·
ure for the Nation, a great treasure of
Idahoans, a great treasure for science,
a great pl.&ce for habit&t, species,
biodi veraity. We need more wilderness.
That Ia why I put my blllln. '
What I am aaying to my col?eagues
cram New York, and particularly the
sponsor of this bill, is let us have a
shot at coming up with a reasonable
proposal out there. And I will not in·
troduce my blll to make Central Park
and Manhattan wilderness. I have
d.ra.fted it. and because I can offer ex·
traneoua materials here in the special
orders, I want to make it part of the
RECORD so people will understand what
I am talking about when I say that I
want to work hard on these issues in
my own district.
district who want to make those deci- except that any reference in such provlslona
sions for us to the effective date of the Wlldorness Act or
• H.R.- a.ny stmila.r reference shall be deemed to be a reference to the date of enactment o£ this
Be It enacted by the Senate and House o{ Rep- Act..
resentative.r of the United States of America In (b)(l) Except a.s necessary to meet mini·
Congres1 assembled, That thts Act may be mum requirements In connection with the
otted u th~ .. WtlderneS3 Equity Act or 199t". purposes ror which the a.rea. designated u
DC. I. nNDINGS. wtlderness bY section 3 Is administered On·
Congrep finds the following: eluding measures required In emergencies in-
(1) There is a. severe imbalance ln the des- volvlng the hea.lth and safety of persons
ign&tion of wUderness among the various within the area.), there sha.ll be no commer­States
a.od Congressional Districts. cia.l enterprise, no temporary of perma.nent
(2) For example, whereas the State of roads., no use of motor vehicles, motorlsed.
Idaho possesses 5 comJX~nents or the National equipment or .. motorbo&ts, no land.Jnc of atr­Wtlderneea
Preservation System which total craft. no other !rom oC motorized transport.
approximately 3.97 million acres, the St&te and no structure or installation withi.D. such
o! New York Is devoid of any federal land area..
designated as wilderness. (2) The State or New York shall use moniel
(3} More specifically, whereas the 1st Con- apportioned to It tram the Highway Truflb.
gressiona.l District of Idaho has 4 campo- Fund (26 U.S.C. 9503) to remove, recontour,
nenta o! wtlderness totalling 2.81 million and revegetate all roads within the bound·
&eree, the 14th Congressional District of New aries or the area design&ted as wilderness by
Yorlt ha.s no components, and not 1. single eectJon 3. All such roa.ds sha.ll be removed.
acre, deatguated as wHderness. withln 3 years o! the date of enactment oC
(4) 141alation introduced Jn the House o! this Act.
Representatives (H.R. 2638, entitled the (C)(l) Any and all claims for the taking- oC
.. Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection property In contravention or the compensa·
Act or 1993") would desfgn&te an additional tion requirement or the Fft'th Amendt-1ent to
.. 91 and 61 oomponents a.nd '1.64 million and the United Sta.tea Constitution shall be
s.a millton acres or wUderneSI in the Sta.te brought in the United States Court of Fed­or
Idaho and ita 1st ConareuJ.onal Diatrict. era1 Claima pursuant to the Tucker Act. 21
..._uft17, !'hllo f&lllll&" to clellgnato any v.s.c. 11491.
W'lldlftlMI componentl or a.creap in t.be (2) Any penon who t&ku &D7 action alter
State ct !1ft Yorlt an4 it114tl> Conareuional M&rch 3, !M.tll&t ·odnruly aUecto t1>o WI!·
~ •. · c!erDoM cl>anctorlatlco ol tile - - .
. c ' .• .S::."":.cr:::la.f. ~ ~=== ::-=:.. t ::=;:.-::im~':·
lll3l\ - cl-ct tl>ola Statu Olld Dlstrtota id - (I) ot tllll ouboecUOD. . '
I have . almost 4 million acres of
roadless lands out there in Idaho, and
my bill would protect 1.3 million acres
or it. It does not take all of it. That
would be unbalanced. That would be
radical. That would be extreme. It also
would be extreme it I took this blll &Dd
actually llltz-oduced It in Co~ and
told the peo»}8 ol.-~Manhattan and
central Park that I want to atop mo­tor!
Jed tnmo, I want to atop economlc
act1Y.ltiNID \bet part of the world.
I wtll not do that. But'l sure Wa.nt to the. lee! t1me1• Wild.ll!a. ec?Q't«D aPir- BC. &. wzrmHD-.otMI nBDIL
worll:.bazd·on the8e luaelil_. &l, tongae ltaal, an4-tlc·benalltoWblo!>-laDd (&) ID 1-illtlml ol tile--o:st&ID.
ln-II:,I4ftfte(ltheWllclel'llfli8Eq· ~~--~..,;.,~to------t 21 ........ --­att7
Act Oil JiliN. and I am ~ to·· ...,, .. _., •u - ....... o~-; --187 -.-c.--~·_.
.-_~t t-.,..·...M Qt.--~c 1aul•~-·- 'TIIIelDl·--'*&III-IS to· ---- -··· .,~.., .•, ,w..,..,-:=:-_. -to--- doolpated UC~ ~~ oootlGa. ,
I am com. to C&1'l7 on, I am ;roln;r to """'"of tbe.~OD&l w~ 1'1-••: -damapd hlJ un_,__ illti u a
roD 11P 1!IJ' flleeves, and I J1.111 goln;r to tlon Sntom !.a th _ ... _u..oar. 0116 - Cll8 -.,; -lilal or tbe
tee on !latQra1 Jlalourcea, .'\. very tm· mTo --tile capal!lllt1 ror,lUld.ez< Iandi """ --er-.,_ --•
portazt oommt- to ,Y conat1taency pooo AnY lmpocllmonto to,.1W1Ulment ct Cia· duCild hlJ :-t actl-rttln. u.. -s. · ..
IUid \be P80Jh Oil Id&ho· · ooal. t11o ~ mab aalll!uat.... - ootal>llllhehYSical health problenw-we "will
partisan HAFT A-type t41nlr, with ~:r fl'lt health care coeta ~r COli­~
A meaning Health Action for To- "Mr: Spe&ker, ·the very t&ct that these
.day.s America. Health Action. for Tcr two issues a.re even on the table are a
days America, HAFT A; we have to" do" tribute to Mrs. Ford and Mrs. carter,
something about health care. because their pioneering work on these
We cannot do it on. the individual issues is responsible for much of the
plans introduced. No one plan will be progress we've seen so fa.r.
able to gamer 218 votes here in the They have both worked closely with
House. So do we not have to "ha.fta.," Tipper Gore toward the goal of develop­move
to a. bipartisan situation? My ing a strong mental health and sub­plan
or the movement that I want to stance abuse benefit in the President's
start here today, HAFT A, can do ex· health care refonn bill.
actly that. That is what I have asked And indeed. the president's health
the leadership to do, to now call a halt care bill does cover mental health and
to all the bickering about health care substance abuse treatment. And in the
issues, bring the leadership together, days to come, the extent to which
put the best foot forward from every those two issues a.re covered will be the
single plan, focus them down to a. subject of debate on this floor and
workable plan and pass HAFT A be- around Capitol Hill.
cause we "haft~." But I wOuld like to take a moment to
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a
previous order of the House, the gen·
tleman from Iowa [Mr. LEACH] is recog­nized
for 5 minutes.
[~ir. LEACH addressed the House. His
remarks will appear hereafter !n the
Extensions of Remarks.]
talk about these issues.
Mr. Speaker, It has been said that se­vere
mental illnesses may not have
telethons, poster children, or rock-star
benefits but they are disabilities, and
illnesses--just like any other.
And they defierve to be treated the
same.
A recent study by the University of
Michigan found that about three out of
every 10 Americans suffer from depres-
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March 31 , 1993
103n CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
/S7'D
H. R. /i,t./-.=--=1-·1::,-.~~.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Mr. LARocco introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on -------
A BILL
To designate certain lands in the State of Idaho as
wilderness, and for other purposes.
1 - Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.
4 (a) SHORT TITLE.-This Act may be cited as the
5 "Idaho Wilderness, Sustainable Forests and Communities
6 Act of 1993".
7 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.-The table of contents for
8 this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
Sec. 3. Purposes.
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March31, 1993
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TITLE I-IDAHO WILDERNESS
See. 101. Panhandle National Forest.
See. 102. Clearwater National Forest.
See. 103. Nez Perce National Forest.
See. 1u4. Payette National Forest.
See. 105. Boise National Forest.
See. 106. Salmon National Forest.
See. 107. Sawtooth National Forest.
See. 108. Challis National forest.
See. 109. Targhee National Forest.
See. 110. Canbou National Forest.
See. 111. .Administration and general provisions.
See. 112. Grazing.
TITLE II-IDAHO FOREST MANAGEMENT
See. 201. Panhandle National Forest.
See. 202. Clearwater National Forest.
See. 203. Nez Perce National Forest.
See. 204. Payette National Forest.
See. 205. Boise National Forest.
See. 206. Salmon National Forest.
See. 207. Sawtooth National Forest.
See. 208. Challis National forest.
See. 209. Targhee National Forest.
See. 210. Caribou National Forest.
See. 211. Management plans.
See. 212. Map and description.
See. 213. Water quality on the Panhandle National Forest.
See. 214. Monitoring of management areas.
TITLE ill-RELEASE TO MULTIPLE USE
See. 301. Wilderness review.
TITLE IV-IDAHO RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
See. 401. Findings and purposes.
See. 402. Ecosystem restoration and rehabilitation projects.
See. 403. .Authorization of appropristions.
1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
2 Congress finds the following:
3 (1) The State of Idaho contains some 9,000,000
4 · roadless acres of land owned by the Federal Government
5 and managed by the Forest Service. This vast roadless
6 tract of primitive and undeveloped land is the largest
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1 unroaded area within a State in the conterminous United
2 States and is of immense national significance.
3 (2) Certain of these wildlands should be incorporated
4 into the National Wilderness Preservation System to pro­S
vide statutory protection for lands containing diverse habi-
6 tats and watersheds vital to resident and anadromous fish-
7 eries and wildlife; to preserve scenic, historical and cul-
8 tural values; to promote scientific research; and to provide
9 for primitive recreation, solitude, and physical and mental
10 challenges.
11 (3) Congressional resolution of disputes over future
12 management of Idaho's vast roadless lands is necessary
13 to assure a dependable and sustainable supply of timber
14 from Federal lands so that natural resource-based com-
15 modity production continues as an important part of rural
16 life in Idaho.
17 (4) Congressional direction is required through the
18 establishment of management areas on identified roadless
19 lands to ensure effective implementation of forest plans
20 for national forests in Idaho.
21 (5) A key to creating sustainable economies in Ida-
22 ho's rural communities is prudent and ecologicalJnanage-
23 ment of the land to assure long-term productivity.
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1 (6) Idaho's roadless areas are vital to the State's
2 growing tourism industry, outfitting and guiding,
3 backcountry recreation, and municipal watersheds.
4 (7) Idaho's roadless lands released by this .Act for
5 nonwilderness purposes provide valuable dispersed recre-
6 ation opportunities for motorized and nonmotorized users.
7 (8) There have been several confirmed sightings, and
8 hundreds of probable sightings, of gray wolf in Idaho's es-
9 tablished wilderness and roadless areas.
10 SEC. 3. PURPOSES.
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The purposes of this .Act are to-
(1) provide a comprehensive, statutory frame-work
for the protection, administration, and man-agement
of certain roadless wildlands of Idaho
through-
( .A) the addition of certain roadless lands
to existing wilderness areas;
(B) the designation of certain roadless
lands as management areas, wildlife corridors, a
recreation area, an historic area, and a forest
demonstration project;
(C) the addition to the National .Wilder-ness
Preservation System of certain roadless
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1 (D) the release of certain National Forest
2 System lands for multiple-uses other than wil-
3 derness in accordance with title ill of this Act;
4 and
5 (2) ending the controversy over which roadless
6 lands within Idaho will be designated wilderness,
7 while assuring that certain roadless lands better
8 suited for special management be managed by the
9 Forest Service under title II of this Act, and those
10 lands better suited for multiple use other than wil-
11 derness will be managed by the Forest Service under
12 applicable laws including the laws, rules, and regula-
13 tions generally applicable to the National Forest
14 System and applicable land management plans.
15 TITLE I-IDAHO WILDERNESS
16 SEC. 101. PANHANDLE NATIONAL FOREST.
17 In furtherance of the purposes of the Wilderness Act
18 (16 U.S.C. 1131-1136), the following lands in the State
19 of Idaho are hereby designated as wilderness and therefore
20 as components of the National Wilderness Preservation
21 System:
Approximate
Name of Wilderness Area - Acreage
Salmo-Priest ...................................................................... 19,200
Long Canyon ..................................................................... 39,040
Scotchman Peaks .............................................................. 21,120
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1 SEC. 102. CLEARWATER NATIONAL FOREST.
2 In furtherance of the purposes of the Wilderness Act
3 (16 U.S.C. 1131-1136), the following lands in the State
4 ofldaho are hereby designated as wilderness and therefore
5 as components of the National Wilderness Preservation
6 System:
Approximate
Name of Wilderness Area Acreage
Mallard-Larkins ................................................................ 158,080
The Great Burn ................................................................ 179,200
Lewis and Clark ................................................................ 53,760
Selway-Bitterroot Addition ............................................... 31,360
7 SEC. 103. NEZ PERCE NATIONAL FOREST.
8 (a) DESIGNATION.-In furtherance of the purposes of
9 the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131-1136), the followmg
10 lands in the State of Idaho are hereby designated as wil-
11 derness and therefore as components of the National Wil-
12 derness Preservation System:
Approximate
Name of Wilderness Area Acreage
Selway-Bitterroot Addition ............................................... 160,000
13 (b) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.-Section 4(a)(1) of
14 the Endangered American Wilderness Act of 1978 (Public
15 Law 95-237; 92 Stat. 43) is amended by striking "which
16 comprise about two hundred and six thousand acres, as
17 generally depicted under the category 'Wilderness' on a
18 map entitled 'Gospel-Hump Planning Unit' and dated
19 January 1978," and inserting "which comprise 205,933
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1 ness' on a map entitled 'Gospel-Hump Revised Bound-
2 aries' and dated March 1983,".
3 SEC. 104. PAYETTE NATIONAL FOREST.
4 In furtherance of the purposes of the Wilderness Act
5 (16 U.S.C. 1131-1136), the following lands in the State
6 of Idaho are hereby designated as wilderness and therefore
7 as components of the National Wilderness Preservation
8 System:
Name of Wilden1ess Area
French Creek ................................................................... .
Patrick Butte ................................................................... .
Needles ............................................................................. .
Secesh ..••......••..•.•.•.•.•...••••••..•.••.•••••••••......•••...•.•••...•....••.•..•
Frank Church-River of No Return Addition ................... .
9 SEC. 105. BOISE NATIONAL FOREST.
Approximate
Acreage
37,760
42,240
95,800
116,200
27,520
10 In furtherance of the purposes of the Wilderness Act
11 (16 U.S.C. 1131-1136), the following lands in the State
12 of Idaho are hereby designated as wilderness and therefore
13 as components of the National Wilderness Preservation
14 System:
Approximate
Name of Wilde=ess Area Acreage
Needles .............................................................................. 3,970
Hsnson Lake ........ ,............................................................ 1 1;1 Qd
Red Mountain ................................................................... 88,824
Ten Mile-Black Warrior .................................................... 78,800
Peace lWck ..................................•..•..•............................... 106,240
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1 SEC. 106. SALMON NATIONAL FOREST.
2 SEC. 107. SAWTOOTH NATIONAL FOREST.
3 SEC. 108. CHALLIS NATIONAL FOREST.
4 SEC. 109. TARGHEE NATIONAL FOREST.
5 SEC. 110. CARIBOU NATIONAL FOREST.
6 SEC. 111. ADMINISTRATION AND GENERAL PROVISIONS.
7 (a) .ADMINISTRA.TION.-Subject to valid existing
8 rights, the wilderness areas designated under this title
9 shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture
10 (hereinafter in this .Act referred_to as the "Secretary'')
11 in accordance with the provisions of the Wilderness .Act
12 governing areas designated by that .Act as wilderness, ex-
13 cept that any reference in such provisions to the effective
14 date of the Wilderness .Act (or any similar reference) shall
15 be deemed to be a reference to the date of enactment of
16 this .Act.
17 (b) NAME.-Each wilderness area named in a table
18 contained in this title shall be the area referenced in that
19 table, as generally depicted on the map entitled " " and
20 known by the name given to it in that table, except that
21 the Selway-Bitterroot .Additions on the Clearwater and
22 Nez Perce National Forests made by sections 102_and 103
23 shall be added to, and administered as part of, the Selway-
24 Bitterroot Wilderness and the Frank Church-River of No
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1 section 104 shall be added to, and administered as part
2 of, the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness.
3 (c) MAPs AND DESCRIPTIONS.-As soon as prac-
4 ticable after enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall file
5 a map and a legal description of each wilderness area des-
6 ignated under this title with the Committee on Natural
7 Resources and the Committee on Agriculture of the House
8 of Representatives and with the Committee on Energy and
9 Natural Resources of the Senate. Each such map and de-
10 scription shall have the same force and effect as if in-
11 eluded in this Act, except that correction of clerical and
12 typographical errors in such legal description and map
13 may be made. Each such map and legal description shall
14 be on file and available for public inspection in the Office
15 of the Chief of the Forest Service, United States Depart-
16 ment.of Agriculture.
17 (d) BUFFER ZONES NoT lNTENDED.-The Congress
18 does not intend that designation of wilderness areas in the
19 State of Idaho lead to the creation of protective perimeters
20 or buffer zones around each wilderness area. The fact that
21 nonwilderness activities or uses can be seen or heard from
22 areas within a wilderness shall not, of itself, preclude such
23 activities or uses up to the boundary of the wilderness
24 area.
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1 (e) WILDLIFE .AND FISH.-As provided in section
2 4(d)(7) of the Wilderness .Act, nothing in this .Act shall
3 be construed as affecting the jurisdiction or responsibil-
4 ities of the State of Idaho with respect to wildlife and fish
5 in the national forests in the State of Idaho.
6 SEC. 112. GRAZING.
7 Grazing of livestock in wilderness areas designated by
8 this .Act, where established prior to the date of enactment
9 of this .Act, shall be administered in accordance with the
10 provisions of section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness .Act (16
11 U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)), as further interpreted by section 108
12 of Public Law 96-560.
13 TITLE II-IDAHO FOREST
14 MANAGEMENT
15 SEC. 201. PANHANDLE NATIONAL FOREST.
16 (a) GENERAL MANAGEMENT DIRECTIVE.-The man-
17 agement areas and historic area designated by this section
18 shall be administered in accordance with applicable laws
19 including this .Act; the laws, rules, and regulations
20 applicable to the National Forest System; and the docu-
21 ment entitled "Forest Plan Idaho Panhandle National
22 Forests", adopted in .August 1987, as such plan may be
23 revised or amended from time to time.
24 (b) SELKIRK CREST MANAGEMENT AREA.-
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1 (1) DESIGNATION.-The area on the Panhandle
2 National Forest, comprised of approximately 21,120
3 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled "Sel-
4 kirk Crest Management .Area-Proposed", is des-
5 ignated as the Selkirk Crest management area.
6 (2) MANAGEMENT EMPHASIS.-The manage-
7 ment of the Selkirk Crest management area shall be
8 in accordance with the memorandum of understand-
9 ing relating to such area, entered into between the
10 Forest Service and the State of Idaho on May 6,
11 1971, as it may be modified by agreement of the
12 parties.
13 (c) OTHER MANAGEJI.IENT AREAS.-
14 (1) DESIGNATIONS.-The following areas on
15 the Panhandle National Forest, as generally de-
16 picted on the map entitled "Panhandle National
17 Forests Management .Areas-Proposed", are hereby
18 designated as management areas:
Name of Area
Continental Mountain ...................................................... .
Saddle Mountain .............................................................. .
Farnha.m/B>lssell ......................................................•........
Burton Peak ..................................................................... .
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Acreage
5,760
6,400
24,320
8,960
10,880
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20 ment areas designated by paragraph (1) shall be
21 managed to provide for the sustainable growth and
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1 production of commercially valuable wood products
2 and general public use on lands suitable for timber
3 production while managing identified grizzly bear
4 and caribou habitat.
5 (d) MARBLE CREEK HISTORIC AREA..-
6 (1) DESIGNATION.-The area on the Panhandle
7 National Forest, comprised of approximately
8 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled
9 "Marble Creek Historic Area-Proposed", is des-
10 ignated as the Marble Creek historic area.
11 (2) MANAGE:MENT.-(.A) The Marble Creek his-
12 toric area shall be managed to interpret and pro-
13 mote the history of logging. Nothing in this sub-
14 section shall be construed to inhibit logging in the
15 area, except as provided in subparagraph (B).
16 (B) The Marble Creek historic area includes a
17 high country component, comprised of approximately
18 _ acres generally known as the Grandmother
19 Mountain area. The management emphasis of the
20 Grandmotl1er Mountain area shall be primitive, non-
21 motorized recreation and the area shall be managed
22 to promote fishing, hunting, and wildlife -habitat.
23 Logging shall not be permitted in the Grandmother
24 Mountain area.
25 (e) ST. JOE FOREST DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.-
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.-The Secretary shall conduct
2 a demonstration project on the St. Joe National
3 Forest: The purpose of the project shall be to dem-
4 onstrate the change in timber volume as a result of
5 investing in good sites on lands already roaded.
6 (2) SITES.-Within the 6-month period begin-
7 ning on the date of the enactment of this .Act, the
8 Forest Service shall locate sites on the St. Joe N a-
9 tional Forest outside wilderness or other areas where
10 timber harvest is not permitted and where timber
11 productivity is greater than 70 cubic feet per acre
12 per year. These sites shall be intensively managed
13 for timber production using mostly uneven-aged
14 management and silvicultural practices, including
15 pre-commercial thinning, fertilization, pruning, and
16 planting of diverse species. The selection of sites
17 under this paragraph does not preclude the identi-
18 fication of small, high class sites below 5,000 feet in
19 altitude which should be excluded from such man-
20 agement for genetic and biological purposes.
21 (3) MONITORING .AND .APPLICABLE ST.AND-
22 ARDS.-The Forest Service shall continually monitor
23 the demonstration project to determine the change
24 in timber volume. Water quality standards and old-
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1 fied from time to time, shall remain ill effect on the
2 lands affected by the demonstration project carried
3 out under this subsection.
4 (4) .ADVISORY GROUP.-The Secretary shall
5 appoint a citizens advisory group to provide guid-
6 ance and advice to the Forest Service ill implement-
7 ing this subsection. The advisory group shall be
8 comprised of 5 local individuals and shall represent
9 diverse interests.
10 (5) EXISTING TIM:BER SALES.-Implementation
11 of this subsection shall not affect timber sales under
12 contract or near completion of preparation as of the
13 end of the 6-month period referred to in paragraph
14 (2).
15 (6) SUNSET.-The demonstration project car-
16 ried out under this subsection shall terminate at the
17 end of the 10-year period beginning on the date of
18 the enactment of this Act.
19 SEC. 202. CLEARWATER NATIONAL FOREST.
20 (a) GENERAL MANAGEMENT DIRECTIVE.-The wild-
21 life corridors designated by this section shall be
22 administered in accordance with applicable laws including
23 this Act; the laws, rules, and regulations applicable to the
24 National Forest System; and the document entitled the
25 "Clearwater National Forest Plan", adopted September
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1 1987, as such plan may be revised or amended from time
2 to time.
3 (b) VANDERBILT WILDLIFE CORRIDOR.-
4 (1) DESIGNATION.-The area on the Clearwater
5 National Forest, comprised of approximately 41,600
6 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled
7 "Vanderbilt Wildlife Corridor-Proposed", is des-
8 ignated as the Vanderbilt wildlife corridor.
9 (2) MANAGEMENT EMPHASIS.-The manage-
10 ment emphasis for the Vanderbilt wildlife corridor
11 shall be on wildlife habitat. Where possible, timber
12 harvest shall make use of existing roads or aerial
13 yarding systems. Road construction should be sub-
14 ordinate to wildlife habitat and water quality, and,
15 where road construction is necessary, obliteration
16 after assurance of successful regeneration is pre-
17 ferred.
18 (c) WEITAS CREEK WILDLIFE CORRIDOR.-
19 (1) DESIGNATION.-The area on the Clearwater
20 National Forest, comprised of approximately 81,280
21 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled
22 "W eitas Creek Wildlife Corridor-Proposed", is des-
23 ignated as tl1e Weitas Creek wildlife corridor.
24 (2) MANAGEMENT EMPHASIS.-The manage-
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1 shall be on wildlife habitat. Where possible, timber
2 harvest shall make use of existing roads or aerial
3 yarding systems. Road construction should be sub-
4 ordinate to wildlife habitat and water quality, and,
5 where road construction is necessary, obliteration
6 after assurance of successful regeneration is pre-
7 ferred.
8 SEC. 203. NEZ PERCE NATIONAL FOREST.
9 (a) GENERAL MANAGEMENT DIRECTIVE.-The man-
10 agement area designated by this section shall be
11 administered in accordance with applicable laws including
12 this Act; the laws, rules, and regulations applicable to the
13 National Forest System; and the document entitled the
14 "Nez Perce National Forest Plan", adopted October 1987,
15 as such plan may be revised or amended from time to
16 time.
17 (b) UPPER MEADow CREEK MANAGEMENT AREA.-
18 (1) DESIGNATION.-The area on the Nez Perce
19 National Forest, comprised of approximately 32,640
20 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled
21 "Upper Meadow Creek Management Area-Pro-
22 posed", is designated as the Upper Meadow Creek
23 management area.
24 (2) MANAGEMENT EMPHASIS.-The manage-
25 ment emphasis for the Upper Meadow Creek man-
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1 agement area shall be on water quality and
2 anadromous fish habitat while timber shall be man-
3 aged to yield primarily an uneven-aged stand struc-
4 ture with minimum level of low impact roads. Roads
5 constructed after the date of enactment of this Act
6 shall be closed, drainage structures removed, road
7 :fills pulled back to the original ground level, and the
8 disturbed area revegetated.
9 SEC. 204. PAYE'ITE NATIONAL FOREST.
10 (a) GENERAL MANAGEMENT DIRECTIVE.-The man-
11 agement areas designated by this section shall be
12 administered in accordance with applicable laws including
13 this Act; the laws, rules, and regulations applicable to the
14 National Forest System; and the document entitled the
15 "Payette National Forest Plan", adopted _, as such
16 plan may be revised or amended from time to time.
17 (b) RAPID RivER MANAGEMENT AREA.-
18 (1) DESIGNATION.-The area on the Payette
19 National Forest, comprised of approximately 37,760
20 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled
21 "Rapid River Management Area-Proposed", is des-
22 ignated as the Rapid River management area.
23 (2) MANAGEMENT EMPHASIS.-The manage-
24 ment emphasis for the Rapid River management
25 area shall be on water quality, anadromous fish
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1 habitat, and recreation. No roads may be con-
2 structed.
3 (c) FRENCH CREEK MANAGEMENT AREA.-
4 (1) DESIGNATION.-The area on the Payette
5 National Forest, comprised of approximately 10,240
6 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled
7 "French Creek Management .Area-Proposed", is
8 designated as the French Creek management area.
9 (2) MANAGEMENT EMPHA.SIS.-The manage-
10 ment emphasis for the French Creek management
11 area shall be on water quality and anadromous fish
12 habitat. To protect the steep breaklands, timber may
13 not be harvested, and no roads may be constructed,
14 in the area designated as "A." on the map referred
15 to in paragraph (1). Timber may be harvested with-
16 in the area designated as "B" on the map referred
17 to in paragraph (1).
18 (d) JACKSON BAR AmsTRIP.-The Jackson Bar
19 Airstrip, commonly known as the Wilson Bar Airstrip, on
20 the south side of the Salmon River on the Payette Na-
21 tional Forest, section 28, R8E, T24N, within the Frank
22 Church River of No Return Wlidemess shall{:ft apen for
23 use by recreation aviators.
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1 SEC. 205. BOISE NATIONAL FOREST.
2 (a) GENERAL MANAGEMENT DIRECTIVE.-The man-
3 agement areas and recreation area designated by this see-
4 tion shall be administered in accordance with applicable
5 laws including this .Act; the laws, rules, and regulations
6 applicable to the National Forest System; and the docu-
7 ment entitled the "Boise National Forest Plan", adopted
8 .August 1987, as such plan may be revised or amended
9 from time to time.
10 (b) JOHNSON CREEK MANAGEMENT A:REA.-
11 (1) DESIGNATION.-The area on the Boise Na-
12 tional Forest, comprised of approximately 17 4,100
13 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled
14 "Johnson Creek Management .Area-Proposed", is
15 designated as the Johnson Creek management area.
16 (2) MANAGEMENT EMPH.A.SIS.-The manage-
17 - ment emphasis for the Johnson Creek management
18 area shall be on anadromous fish habitat, with tim-
19 her and range activities implemented so that
20 anadromous fish habitat is maintained or improved
21 and scenic quality in visually sensitive areas is pro-
22 tected. Management activities for other r!Jsources
23 shall be consistent with anadromous fish, wildlife,
24 and visual resources.
25 (c) BREADWINNER MANAGEMENT AREA.-
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1 (1) DESIGNATION.-The area on the Boise Na-
2 tional Forest, comprised of approximately 40,829
3 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled
4 "Breadwinner Management Area-Proposed", IS
5 designated as the Breadwinner management area.
6 (2) MANAGEl\IENT EMPHASIS.-The manage-
7 ment emphasis for the Breadwinner management
8 area shall be on wildlife habitat, with timber and
9 range activities implemented so that wildlife habitat
10 is maintained or improved and scenic quality in vis-
11 ually sensitive areas is protected. Management
12 activities for other resources shall be consistent with
13 wildlife and visual resources.
14 (d) SNOWBANK MANAGEMENT .AREA.-
15 (1) DESIGNATION.-The area on the Boise Na-
16 tional Forest, comprised of approximately 21,760
17 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled
18 "Snowbank Management Area-Proposed", is des-
19 ignated as the Snowbank management area.
20 (2) lViANAGEMENT EMPHASIS.-The manage-
21 ment emphasis for the Snowbank management area
22 shall be on recreation. Snowmobile use shalL be per-
23 mitted, but the Secretary may not establish perma-
24 nent trails or roads or allow the use of other motor
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1 vehicles, motorized equipment, or other form of me-
2 chanical transport.
3 (e) LIME CREEK-SOLDIER MOUNT.AlNS RECRE-
4 ATION .AREA.-
5 (1) DESIGNATION.-The area on the Boise Na-
6 tional Forest, comprised of approximately 28,800
7 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled
8 "Lime Creek-Soldier Mountains Recreation Area-
9 Proposed", is designated as the Lime Creek-Sol-
10 dier Mountains Recreation Area (hereafter in this
11 subsection referred to as the "recreation area").
12 (2) .ADMINISTRATION.-(.A.) The Secretary shall
13 administer and manage the recreation area so as to
14 preserve the area's predominantly roadless char-
15 acter, with no additional road construction per-
16 mitted, and to enhance scenic and watershed values,
17 wildlife habitat, and dispersed recreation.
18 (B) The Secretary may, in his discretion and in
19 accordance with Executive Orders 11644 and 11989,
20 permit limited use of the area by motorized vehicles
21 and equipment on roads and trails existing on .April
22 1, 1993, for administrative purposes (incluiling trail
23 maintenance), for activities associated with existing
24 levels of livestock grazing, and for recreational vehi-
25 cle _access where such access was established prior to
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1 April 1, 1993, but only where such uses are compat-
2 ible with the protection and propagation of fish and
3 wildlife within the recreation area.
4 SEC. 206. SALMON NATIONAL FOREST.
5 SEC. 207. SAWTOOTH NATIONAL FOREST.
6 SEC. 208. CHALLIS NATIONAL FOREST.
7 SEC. 209. TARGHEE NATIONAL FOREST.
8 SEC. 210. CARIBOU NATIONAL FOREST.
9 SEC. 211. MANAGEMENT PLANS.
10 (a) CHANGE TO CONFORM TO THE PROVISIONS OF
11 Tms ACT.-The Secretary shall modify the existing land
12 and resource management plans for the national forests
13 affected by this Act to incorporate the provisions of this
14 Act in their entirety. This incorporation shall not be treat­IS
ed as a revision or amendment to the forest plan for the
16 purposes of section 6 of the Forest and Rangeland Renew-
17 able Resources Planning Act of 1974.
18 (b) GENERAL APPLICABILITY OF EXISTING
19 PLANs.-The management areas, wildlife corridors, his-
20 toric area, and recreation area designated by this title
21 shall be managed in accordance with applicable laws in-
22 eluding this Act and the laws, rules, and regulations
23 applicable to the National Forest System and, except as
24 otherwise specifically provided in this Act, in accordance
25 with the applicable land management plan for each such
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1 area in effect on April 1, 1993, and reVIsions or
2 amendments to such plans that may be adopted from tinle
3 to tinle that are not inconsistent with this Act or such
4 laws, rules, and regulations.
5 (c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.-Except as provided in
6 subsection (a), nothing in this Act shall be construed to
7 affect or modify the process of revising or amending land
8 and resource management plans pursuant to section 6 of
9 the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning
10 Act of 1974.
11 SEC. 212. MAP AND DESCRIPTION.
12 As soon as practicable after enactment of this Act,
13 the Secretary shall file a map and a legal description of
14 each management area, wildlife corridor, historic area,
15 and recreation area designated under this title with tl1e
16 Committee on Natural Resources and the Committee on
17 Agriculture of the House of Representatives and with the
18 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Sen-
19 ate. Each such map and description shall have the same
20 force and effect as if included in this Act, except that cor-
21 rection of clerical and typographical errors in such map
22 and legal description may be made. Each such map and
23 legal description shall be on file and available for public
24 inspection in the Office of the Chief of the Forest Service,
25 United States Department of Agriculture.
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1 SEC. 213. WATER QUALITY ON THE PANHANDLE NATIONAL
2 FOREST.
3 (a) IN GENERAL.-The Secretary shall review the
4 water quality standards in effect on the date of the enact­S
ment of this Act on the Panhandle National Forest to de-
6 termine if such standards are sufficient to protectfwater-
7 sheds and water quality on that national forest. If the Sec-
8 retary finds that such standards-
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water quality standards which are sufficient to
protect fisheries, watersheds and water quality. on
the national forest and include such standards in the
report required by I*t~la=gxrarphl (r2)l; ~orr r:----- suss~ c_ TJ 010 (.1)
(2) are sufficient but are not being met, the
Secretary shall address why such standards are not
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(b) REPORT.-Within 18 months after the date of the
19 enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report
20 to the Congress which shall include the findings of the
21 Secretary under subsection (a) and any other matter re-
22 quired to be included in the report by subsection (.a). Each
23 report shall contain a summary of the comments received
24 pursuant to subsection (c).
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1 (c) PuBLIC COMMENT.-The Secretary shall provide
2 an opportunity for public comment on the report before
3 submitting the report to Congress under subsection (b).
4 SEC. 214. MONITORING OF MANAGEMENT AREAS.
5 (a) IN GENERAL.-The Secretary shall review exist-
6 ing monitoring efforts by the State, Federal Government,
7 and Indian tribes for each of the management areas, wild­S
life corridors, historic area, and recreation area designated
9 by this title to determine whether such efforts assure that
10 adequate information is available to assure compliance
11 with applicable standards in the land and resource man-
12 agement plan applicable to the management area. If under
13 such efforts adequate information-
14 (1) is not available, the Secretary shall develop
15 and implement a monitoring program to collect in-
16 formation that is needed; and
17 (2) is available, the Secretary shall, upon the
18 availability of such information, use such informa-
19 tion when implementing activities under the plan.
20 (b) REPORT.-Not later than four years after the
21 date of the enactment of this Act and every four years
22 thereafter, the Secretary shall submit a report to Congress
23 that assesses the effectiveness of these designations made
24 by this title to assure proper management of the des-
25 ignated areas, and the monitoring of those areas, includ-
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1 ing the types of information being collected by the Sec-
2 retary pursuant to subsection (a). Each report shall con-
3 tain ~t summary of the comments received pursuant to sub-
4 section (c).
5 (c) PuBLIC COMMENT .-In implementing this section
6 and before submitting a report to Congress under sub-
7 section (b), the Secretary shall provide an opportunity for
8 public comment, including comment by scientists, inter-
9 ested agencies, and user groups.
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TITLE III-RELEASE TO
MULTIPLE USE
12 SEC. 301. WJLDERNESS REVIEW.
13 · (a) FINDINGS.-The Congress finds that-
14 (1) the Department of Agriculture has studied
15 the suitability of roadless areas for inclusion in the
16 National Wilderness Preservation System; and
17 (2) the Congress has made its own review and
18 examination of National Forest System roadless
19 areas in the State of Idaho and the environmental
20 impacts associated with alternative allocations of
21 such areas.
22 (b) JUDICIAL REviEW.-On the basis of such review,
23 the Congress hereby determines and directs that without
24 otherwise passing on the question of the legal and factual
25 sufficiency of the wilderness suitability review of the land
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1 and resource management plans and their associated envi-
2 ronmental impact statements for National Forest System
3 lands in the State of Idaho completed prior to the enact-
4 ment of this Act, determinations and recommendations as
5 to the suitability of roadless areas for inclusion in the N a-
6 tional Wilderness Preservation System and the environ-
7 mental analyses directly related to such determinations
8 and recommendations (prior to the revision of such plans)
9 shall not be subject to judicial review, except that-
10 (1) except for determinations and rec-
11 ommendations on suitability for inclusion in the N a-
12 tional Wilderness Preservation System, nothing in
13 this section shall preclude judicial review of land and
14 resource management plans or decisions implement-
IS ing such plans or any decisions made concerning the
16 management of National Forest System lands other
17 than the suitability determinations; and
18 (2) except for wilderness suitability determina-
19 tions, nothing in this section shall preclude judicial
20 review of Forest Service regional guides and other
21 departmental policies of general applicability, nor
22 prevent a court from invalidating forest planning de-
23 cisions which fail to comply with applicable law.
24 (c) RELEASE.-Those National Forest System lands
25 in the State of Idaho which were not designated as wilder-
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1 ness or management areas, wildlife corridors, historic
2 area, or recreation area by this .Act shall be managed for
3 multiple use in accordance with land and resource man-
4 agement plans developed pursuant to section 6 of the For-
5 est and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning .Act of
6 1974, as amended by the National Forest Management
7 .Act of 1976, and other applicable law, and those areas
8 need not be managed for the purpose of protecting their
9 suitability for wilderness designation prior to or during re-
10 vision of the land and resource management plans.
11 (d) PLAN REVISIONS.-In the event that revised land
12 management plans in the State of Idaho are implemented
13 pursuant to section 6 of the Forest and Rangeland Renew-
14 able Resources Planning . .Act of 1974, as amended by the
15 National Forest Management .Act of 1976, and other
16 applicable law, areas not recommended for wilderness des-
17 ignation need not be managed for the purpose of protect-
18 ing their suitability for wilderness designation for a mini-
19 mum of 10 years after the date of enactment of this .Act,·
20 and areas recommended for wilderness designation shall
21 be managed for the purpose of protecting their suitability
22 for wilderness designation.
23 (e) FURTHER REvmw.-Unless expressly authorized
24 by Congress,the Department of .Agriculture shall not con-
25 duct any further statewide roadless area review and eval-
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